Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The Longoria affair

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

690703576

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

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

Technique

live action

Contributor