A Class Apart

7.5/10 · 39 votesFeb 23, 200955 min

Ranked #9 of 9 in Season 21•−0.3 vs season avg

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From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination.

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E1 7.8

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

E2 7.9

The Polio Crusade

E3 7.7

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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A Class Apart

E5 8.1

We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower

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We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision

E7 8.0

We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears

E8 7.8

We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo

E9 7.9

We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee

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Episode Summary

"A Class Apart" is episode 4 of American Experience season 21. It scored 7.5/10 from 39 votes, ranking #9 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on February 23, 2009.

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