A New Nation for Mexican-Americans
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How and why did many Mexicans become US citizens in 1848?
How and why did many Mexicans become US citizens in 1848?
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A New Nation for Mexican-Americans
Clip: Season 21 Episode 4 | 43sVideo has Closed Captions
How and why did many Mexicans become US citizens in 1848?
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Behind the Scenes With the Filmmaker
Clip: S21 Ep4 | 8m 57s | Hear some of the background on this story from the films Director/Producers. (8m 57s)
Preview: S21 Ep4 | 30s | From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. (30s)
Clip: S21 Ep4 | 9m 34s | A selection of scenes that were deleted from A Class Apart. (9m 34s)
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 1m 40s | Mexican-Americans sought fair treatment under United States law. (1m 40s)
The Birth and Growth of Racism against Mexican-Americans
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 1m 44s | Racist attitudes against Mexican-Americans intensified in the 20th Century. (1m 44s)
Discrimination against Mexican-Americans
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 47s | In the 1950s life could be difficult for Latinos in the United States. (47s)
Hernandez v. Texas: A Great Moment in American History
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 45s | This Supreme Court ruling was a major civil rights achievement. (45s)
A History Lesson for the Supreme Court
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 2m 7s | The 1954 Supreme Court had little awareness of what life was like for Mexican-Americans. (2m 7s)
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 53s | The lawyers in Hernandez v. Texas argued for their client as well as for themselves. (53s)
Mexican-Americans in World War II
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 1m 29s | Hundreds of thousands of Mexican-Americans fought in the US military in World War II. (1m 29s)
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