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A Class Apart
March 10, 2011
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A Class Apart
In the small town of Edna, Texas, in 1951, a field hand named Pete Hernández killed a tenant farmer aftr exchanging words in a gritty cantina. From this seemingly unremarkable murder emerged a landmark civil rights case that would forever change the lives and legal standing of tens of millions of Americans.
In this case, lawyers forged a daring legal strategy, arguing that Mexican Americans were “a class apart” and did not neatly fit into a legal structure that recognized only blacks and whites. These lawyers emerged as brilliant, dedicated, humorous and at times terribly flawed men. This film dramatically interweaves the story of its central characters – activists and lawyers, returning veterans and ordinary citizens, murderer and victim – within the broader history of Latinos in America during a time of extraordinary change. Produced and directed by Carlos Sandoval and Peter Miller. (2009)
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Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River Street
Austin, TX 78701 -
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FREE
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March 10, 2011Times:
9:30pm
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