Date Created:
Place Created: Jackson County, Texas
Year Created: 1954
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Description: The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Hernandez v. Texas on May 3, 1954, held that Mexican Americans and other nationality groups are entitled to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down the systematic exclusion of them from jury service. The ruling marked the first time the Court recognized that the Amendment’s protections extend beyond the traditional black‑white racial paradigm to include other distinct “classes” subjected to discrimination.
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Jackson County, Texas