This is for Gr. 8 related links. Use tags like Federalism, Industrial Revolution, Native Americans, Jackson, Civil War, Westward Expansion, Gold Rush, Slavery, FHAO, etc.
PBS documentary about the Hernandez v Texas case, where A mexican man accused of murder was tried by all white jury. The case established that Mexicans as a class of people were protected by 14th amendment and all white juries did not provide equal protection.
This is an awesome site-- created by state bar of Texas. The tabs take kids though case summary, constitutional history, the decision, and has a good summary video.
All about the case of a mexican murder super who was tried by all white jury.