The Longoria affair /
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 s...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | English or Spanish dialogue. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
PBS,
2010.
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Special features: trailer; bonus video. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1;, widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Merril Stern. |
| ISBN: | 9781608833924 1608833925 |