Chapter 1 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  Khrushchev's American Journey

  A U.S. Information Service film about Soviet Premier Khrushchev's 1959 tour of America.

  32:49
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  Dorie Ladner - "The Activist"

  "The line was drawn in the sand for blacks and whites... I decided to cross that line."

  5:31
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  Daisy Harris Wade - "The Voter"

  Determined to secure the right to vote for herself and for future generations.

  4:20
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  Mark Levy - "The Teacher"

  "We accomplished some things, but we didn't do the whole job." Freedom Summer, June 24

  5:20
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  Herbert Randall - "The Photographer"

  “There will always be a need to document the struggle.” Freedom Summer premieres June 24.

  5:55
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  Roscoe Jones - "The Preservationist"

  "The kids need to know history. Black and white, they need to know history." June 24, 2014

  6:00
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  Anita Walton Moore - "The Librarian"

  "We knew that we were working to do better, and that one day it would be better."

  6:19
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  John Howell - "The Publisher"

  "We began to rethink some of the attitudes that we had lived with." Premiering June 24.

  6:42
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  Julius Lester - "The Folk Singer"

  "If somebody can threaten your life they own you. They own your soul." June 24, 2014.

  7:32
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  Charles McLaurin - "The Foot Soldier"

  "We were asked to leave. We did not, and we were arrested and locked up for the night."

  7:48