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Latino Groups Urge PBS to Make Changes to WWII Film

HeadlineApr 03, 2007

In other media news, a growing number of national Latino organizations are calling on PBS to make changes to an upcoming film by Ken Burns about World War II because it ignores the role played by Latino soldiers in the war. The 14-hour documentary reportedly includes no interviews with any Latino veterans. Over 500,000 Latinos served in World War II.

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