The Lemon Grove Incident
Dec 10, 1985 | IMDB 0
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On Jan. 5, 1931, Mexican-American students were barred from attending their local elementary school. The parents took the school district to court.
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On Jan. 5, 1931, Mexican-American students were barred from attending their local elementary school. The parents took the school district to court.
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The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
IMDB 6.4 | Aug , 2005
Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.Going Varsity in Mariachi
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.The Order of Myths
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2008
In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.Assimilation Memories
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2020
90's era home videos of a Mexican father starting a new life in the United StatesBallad of an Unsung Hero
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1983
Using rare historical footage, vintage musical recordings, and interviews with 88-year-old Pedro J. Gonzalez and his wife, this film chronicles Gonzalez’s long and colorful life, from his early days with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, to his career as a popular radio personality in Los Angeles in the 1930s, to the controversial court case that sent him to San Prison, a victim of the repressive forces operating against the Chicano/Mexicano community during that period.Foreign Puzzle
IMDB 0 | May , 2019
Foreign Puzzle is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2024
More than 60,000 of Ernest Cole’s 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures he shot in the U.S. Told through Cole’s own writings, the stories of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation and will unravel the mystery of his missing negatives.White Like Me
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2013
In White Like Me, anti-racist educator Tim Wise explores race and racism in the US through the lens of whiteness and white privilege.La Uva
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2024
This feature length documentary tells the story of three Latino wine makers in California's Napa Valley. From their humble beginnings as immigrant laborers working the grape harvests in California, to their now formidable positions as wine makers and wine consultants, they are witnesses to the new era of the American dream. Journey from their homes in Mexico, to immigrants working the fields of Napa, to success in the highly competitive industry of wine making. It is not just the story of immigrants or wine makers, it is a story of the pursuit of a dream.The Jazz Ambassadors
IMDB 7 | May , 2018
The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?Home + Away
IMDB 1 | Apr , 2018
This coming-of-age story follows three students of El Paso's Bowie High and their search for the American dream, a dream inspired by family, fueled by sports, and complicated by the US/Mexican border.Banished
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2007
A look at three U.S. cities, which were part of many communities that violently forced African American families to flee in post-reconstruction America.Rap Dixon: Beyond Baseball
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2025
Rap Dixon was a legendary African American baseball player who played in what were known as the Negro Leagues. This film chronicles his life and baseball accomplishments while exploring how racism and segregation affect how people are remembered in history.Las Marthas
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2014
Marthas is a PBS documentary about an extraordinary rite of passage in Laredo, Texas where teenage Mexican-American girls debut in a grand Colonial Ball dressed as American revolutionaries - a tradition that goes back 114 years.Black Thoughts
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 2020
A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.Rudy Hernandez: Congressional Medal of Honor
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2020
Mexican American Rodolfo P. Hernandez faced death along the 38th parallel, earning a Congressional Medal of Honor for valor during the Korean War. A story of heroism, perseverance and service, Hernandez proved that even in the most dire circumstances a wounded soldier can accomplish his mission and go on to greater service as a veteran.Stolen Education
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2013
"Stolen Education" documents the untold story of Mexican-American school children who challenged discrimination in Texas schools in the 1950s and changed the face of education in the Southwest.Zoot Suit Riots
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2002
On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party. To white Los Angelenos, the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control. The police fanned out across LA, netting 600 young Mexican American suspects. Almost all those taken into custody were wearing the distinctive uniform of their generation: Zoot Suits. The tragic murder and the injustice of the trial that followed, coupled with sensational news coverage of both, fanned the flames of the racial hostility that was already running rife in the city. Within months of the verdict, Los Angeles was in the grip of some of the worst violence in its history.Churchill: Britain's Secret Apartheid
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2024
When Winston Churchill needed the help of the US Army to defeat Hitler, he made a controversial decision to allow America to bring its segregated Army to the UK. Racial tension between black and white American soldiers spilled out onto the streets of Britain, resulting in shoot-outs, riots and murders. Searching for people alive today directly impacted by the violence, the program examines its lingering impact.Con Esperanza
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2020
When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Based on true events, “Con Esperanza” follows Ruben on his journey of pursuing his dreams, balancing both the traditional and financial expectations of his Mother.