Independent Lens | When I Rise | Barbara Smith Conrad Interview | PBS

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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• racism
• race
• discrimination
• African American
• opera
• spirituality
• justice
• performers
• civil rights
• Barbara Smith Conrad
• Mat Hames

[WeTheGeeks]

Amazing.

[coronavan]

yes!