Mexican Americans Classified as “White” — and Still Treated as Second Class This video explains how Mexican Americans were legally classified as “white” in U.S. law while being socially segregated, denied services, and treated as second-class citizens, revealing a system designed to discriminate without breaking the law. Mexican-American Mexican-American culture Mexican-American history Mexican-American traditions Chicano racial ambiguity Jim Crow era Mexican segregation #MexicanAmerican #Mexica