Traces the history of the inspiring anthem and explains how it has come to represents the right for equality and freedom around the world.

Go inside the Oval Office during the Civil Rights Movement to see the challenges faced by President Lyndon B. Johnson, how he responded to difficult issues, and how he shaped the country during this pressing time in office.

Chronicles the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and examines the role he played in the Civil Rights movement of the mid-twentieth century, his ideas of peaceful resistance, and his dream of an America where everyone has the same rights and opportunities regardless of race or nationality.

In the mid-1930's, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time.

"Interconnected stories present a picture of racial inequality in America, showing systemic discrimination in all areas of society and showing the unbroken line of Black resistance to this inequality."-- The true story of racial inequality-- and resistance to it-- is the prologue to our present. Dyson and Favreau deliver a gripping chronicle of the struggles that shaped modern America through the stories of some of the many African American people...