A class apart : a Mexican American civil rights story
Item details
- ISBN: 0793670403
- ISBN: 9780793670406
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Physical Description:
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Widescreen.
- Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; [Arlington, VA] : [Distributed by] PBS Distribution, [2009]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Videodisc release of the 2009 television program. Originally broadcast as part of the American experience television series. Documentary. Special features: "Making of" featurette with filmmaker interviews, behind the scenes footage, and photos; a slideshow of photographer Russell Lee's iconic images of Mexican American life in the 1940's; bonus scenes; materials for educators. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction to Hernandez v. Texas (2:31) -- Life in the 1950s (1:15) -- History of Discrimination (1:22) -- Racial Categories (0:27) -- Segregation (3:01) -- World War II (1:29) -- Private Felix Longoria: A War Hero Denied (1:53) -- Uphill Battle: Fighting for Equal Rights (1:55) -- The Murder of Pedro Hernandez (2:02) -- Gus Garcia (3:03) -- Trial of Pete Hernandez (2:30) -- A Civil Rights Case (3:37) -- Fight for Identity (2:32) -- Appeal Denied (1:16) -- Case Goes to Supreme Court (2:52) -- Gus Garcia's Problem (4:58) -- Supreme Court (3:45) -- Ruling Announced (2:47) -- Effects of Hernandez v. Texas (3:06). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Allen Moore ; editor, Aaron Vega ; original music, Steven Schoenberg. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Edward James Olmos. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Language Note: | English or Spanish dialogue subtitled in English; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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Athens Regional Library System: Danielsville/Madison County Library |
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