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American Experience

Season 21 Episode 4: A Class Apart

A groundbreaking civil rights case emerged in a small Texas town, where Mexican American attorneys challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination by taking the Hernandez v. Texas case to the Supreme Court.

Season 21 Episodes:

Episode 2 The Polio Crusade

2. The Polio Crusade

Aired: Feb 2, 2009

Next episode, the spotlight shines on the personal struggles of polio survivo...

Episode 4 A Class Apart

4. A Class Apart

Aired: Feb 23, 2009

A groundbreaking civil rights case emerged in a small Texas town, where Mexic...

Info about American Experience

Seasons: 37

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography