Edition |
Widescreen [edition]. |
Description |
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; stereo. |
Performer |
Narrator, Tony Plana. |
Credits |
Editor, Merril Stern ; cinematographer, Elia Lyssy ; composer, Richard Martinez. |
Note |
Originally broadcast as a television documentary on PBS in 2010. |
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Special features: "Eternally Divided" narrated by filmmaker John J. Valadez ; P360 short: "The Longoria Affair" narrated by filmmaker John J. Valadez. |
Summary |
A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead soldier's body 'because the whites wouldn't like it,' and shows how the incident sparked outrage nationwide and contributed to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles; Closed captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945.
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Mexican American soldiers -- Civil rights -- Texas.
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Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Television programs -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Valadez, John J. Screenwriter. Director. Producer.
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Plana, Tony, 1952- Narrator.
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Stern, Merril. Film editor.
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Lyssy, Elia. Cinematographer.
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Martinez, Richard. Composer.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Independent Television Service.
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Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781608833924 |
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1608833925 |
Standard No. |
841887013956 |
Music No. |
INL61204 PBS |
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