Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rockby Sharon La Cruise A look at the life of African American political activist and newspaper publisher Daisy Bates. Women and Girls Lead, Independent Lens | |
The Delano Manongsby Marissa Aroy Larry Itliong instigated the great Delano grape strike of 1965 which resulted in the formation of the United Farmworkers of America, but the Filipino labor organizer has faded from popular memory. | |
Diamond in the Dunesby Christopher Rufo Meet young Parhat Ablat, a member of a Muslim minority from the deserts of Western China, who is leading the fight against racial segregation using the unlikely medium of baseball. | |
End of Waiting Timeby Perez Molero, Jesus Sanjurjo, and Valerie Delpierre During the long dictatorship of Spanish General Francisco Franco, hundreds of people were arrested, executed or disappeared. Today, the families of those who vanished have begun to search for answers about their relatives. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Fourby Rebecca Cerese and Steven Channing One day at a Woolworth lunch counter, four young men changed the course of history. Independent Lens | |
First Australiansby Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins This epic story combines landscapes, interviews, art and archival footage to present the birth of contemporary Australia from the perspectives of its first peoples. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Granito: How to Nail a Dictatorby Pamela Yates, Peter Kinoy, and Paco de Onís Discover how a 26-year-old documentary became vital forensic evidence in the trial of a dictator for human-rights abuses. Women and Girls Lead, POV | |
Have You Heard From Johannesburgby Connie Field This five-part series chronicles the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africa’s entrenched apartheid regime and its international supporters who considered South Africa an ally in the Cold War. Independent Lens | |
Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hayby Eric Slade and Jack Walsh Hope Along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay examines how through a landmark lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, activist Harry Hay and his group, the Mattachine Society, changed the face of gay rights in America. | |
The House I Live Inby Eugene Jarecki From director Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) comes an unflinching look at how the War on Drugs has disproportionately disenfranchised, incarcerated, and impoverished African Americans. Independent Lens |
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