The Birth and Growth of Racism against Mexican-Americans

American Experience
Air Date: 02/23/09 | Rating: NR

Racist attitudes against Mexican-Americans intensified in the 20th Century. Of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry, Mexican-Americans did not fit into iron-clad racial categories: black or white.

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
S21 Ep1 | 1h 49m 38s
Air Date: 01/25/09 | Expires: 07/27/26 | Rating: TV-PG

The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.

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