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Independent Lens | When I Rise | Clip 1 | PBS

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Uploaded by on Jan 31, 2011

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-i-rise/ Premiering Tuesday, February 8. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html Bigotry knocked her down ... but her music knocked back. In 1957, Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student found herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, struggling against the odds and ultimately ascending to the heights of international opera.

Find out more about When I Rise: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-i-rise/ Learn more about "Independent Lens": http://www.pbs.org/independentlens Watch "Independent Lens" films online: http://video.pbs.org/program/1218239994/

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  • I am so thrilled that I was watching PBS the night this film aired.  What an incredible, insightful lesson about faith, perseverance, and forgiveness. Barbara Smith Conrad is an amazing, talented person who is an inspiration to all of us. If you have an opportunity to watch this film on PBS, I KNOW you will NOT be disappointed. BRAVO!

  • nice..i'll be watching.

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