{"product_id":"white-but-not-equal-mexican-americans-jury-discrimination-and-the-supreme-court-9780816527519","title":"White But Not Equal: Mexican Americans  Jury Discrimination  and the Supreme Court","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out \"A Class Apart\" - the new PBS American Experience documentary that explores this historic case! In 1952 in Edna  Texas  Pete Hernndez  a twenty-one-year-old cotton picker  got into a fight with several men and was dragged from a tavern  robbed  and beaten. Upon reaching his home he collected his .22-caliber rifle  walked two miles back to the tavern  and shot one of the assailants. With forty eyewitnesses and a confession  the case appeared to be open and shut. Yet Hernndez v. Texas turned into one of the nations most groundbreaking Supreme Court cases.  Ignacio Garcas White But Not Equal explores this historic but mostly forgotten case  which became the first to recognize discrimination against Mexican Americans. Led by three dedicated Mexican American lawyers  the case argued for recognition of Mexican Americans under the 14th Amendment as a class apart. Despite a distinct history and culture  Mexican Americans were considered white by law during this period  yet in reality they were subjected to prejudice and discrimination. This was reflected in Hernndezs trial  in which none of the selected jurors were Mexican American. The concept of Latino identity began to shift as the demand for inclusion in the political and judicial system began.  Garca places the Hernndez v. Texas case within a historical perspective and examines the changing Anglo-Mexican relationship. More than just a legal discussion  this book looks at the whole case from start to finish and examines all the major participants  placing the story within the larger issue of the fight for Mexican American civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953323335733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0816527512","price":25.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780816527519.jpg?v=1788185232","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/white-but-not-equal-mexican-americans-jury-discrimination-and-the-supreme-court-9780816527519","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}