The Longoria affair / written, directed and produced by John L. Valadez ; a co-production of John J. Valadez, WGBH/Boston and the Independent Television Service in association with Latino Public Broadcasting.

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 natio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	WGBH Video (Firm) Independent Television Service Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm) PBS Video
Other Authors:	Valadez, John J. Plana, Tony, 1952-
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or Spanish dialogue. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, 2010.
Edition:	[Widescreen].
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Mexican American soldiers > Civil rights > Texas. Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Texas. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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