American Experience Season 21 Episode 4 - A Class Apart

Airdate: 2009-Feb-23

Episode summary:

Story of a 1951 murder committed by a Chicano laborer, that brought into question the legal status of Hispanics in the United States. The case of Hernandez vs. the state of Texas was a landmark case in 1954, which through a unanimous ruling, declared that Mexican Americans were protected under the 14th Amendment.

About American Experience series:

Since 1988, PBS has broadcast a series that focuses on the history of the United States and what has made it unique. Called American Experience (or...Show more >