 | Shared Historyby Felicia Dryden The great, great granddaughter of a slaveowner and a descendant of a slave seek to reconcile the connections between their families with the reality of slavery. |
 | Sisters of '77by Cynthia Salzman Mondell and Allen Mondell On an historic weekend in November 1977, 20,000 people attended the first federally funded National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas, where they hammered out resolutions that revolutionized the women’s movement. Independent Lens |
 | Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Changeby Jayasri Majumdar Hart African American and white Catholic nuns helped make Selma a turning point for the civil rights movement and change the role of the Catholic church in America. |
 | Strange Fruitby Joel Katz An exploration of the history and legacy of "Strange Fruit," the song first recorded by Billie Holliday in 1939 which has become an enduring anthem of American civil rights. Independent Lens |
 | Taking the Heat: The First Women Fire Fighters of New York Cityby Bann Roy When the New York City Fire Department tried to push women out of firefighting, Brenda Berkman pushed back. Her story, and those of other pioneer female firefighters, reveals the price these women paid to break the department’s gender barrier. Independent Lens, True Stories, Women and Girls Lead |
 | This Is Where We Take Our Standby Bestor Cram, Mike Majoros, and David Zeiger In 2008, at an unprecedented conference of veterans and active-duty soldiers called Winter Soldier, four days of heartbreaking testimony revealed why many veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had concluded that their mission was unjust. |
 | The Trials of Muhammad Aliby Bill Siegel and Kartemquin Films The Trials of Muhammad Ali covers Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. The film explores Ali's exile years when he was banned from boxing and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. Independent Lens |
 | Trudellby Heather Rae Combining images and archival footage with interviews and performances, this biography reveals the philosophy and motivations behind Native American activist and poet John Trudell’s work and its relationship to contemporary Indian history. Independent Lens |
 | Tulia, Texasby Cassandra Herrman and Kelly Whalen Tulia, Texas is the story of a small town’s search for justice and the price Americans pay for the nation’s war on drugs. Independent Lens |
 | Two Spiritsby Lydia Nibley Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead, he was murdered. Independent Lens |
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