THE TAKING OF ALCATRAZ -- "WE HOLD THE ROCK!"
It was 1969, rebellion in the air, when Native-Americans landed on Alcatraz, claiming it as Indian Land.
FANNIE LOU HAMER -- IS THIS AMERICA?
Fannie Lou Hamer was the soul of Mississippi’s civil rights movement. Soon all of America would hear her voice.
W.E.B. DUBOIS -- LIFTING THE VEIL OF RACE
Long before Martin Luther King, W.E.B. DuBois had a dream.
LANGSTON HUGHES -- "LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN"
How Langston Hughes touched bottom during the Depression and wrote an American anthem.
IN THE ORCHARD OF DOLORES HUERTA
Single mother of seven, Dolores Huerta left her teaching job and went into the fields. The United Farm Workers was born.
SATCHEL -- THE OLD MAN AND THE GAME
The starting pitcher was 59-years-old. "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you."