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SYMHC Classics: Hernandez v. Texas

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Would You Say a German Man and a White Man?

The trial began as planned on october eighth. An all anglo jury was selected. And once that was done, the legal team filed a motion to quash. In the hearing that followed, they spent a lot of time trying to establish that, regardless of whether they were legally considered white, mexicans were treated as a class apart. The court refused. Ernandez was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

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