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Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Released Tuesday, 24th March 2020
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Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Episode 13: Felix Longoria: Civil Rights Legacy of a Fallen Soldier

Tuesday, 24th March 2020
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Felix Longoria never knew the part he played in the civil rights movement. When his widow was denied access to the funeral home in Three Rivers because "the whites wouldn't like it," Dr. Hector P. Garcia intervened. With the help of LBJ, Longoria was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. But his story doesn't end there. Bitter racial tensions continue to divide the town and the battle over Longoria's legacy persists to this day.

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