The groundbreaking documentary series examining America's civil rights years covers the period from the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi, and the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott through school desegregation, the march from Selma to Montgomery and the Voting Rights Act. Considered the definitive history of this formative time in the nation's life, the acclaimed six-hour production includes interviews with key figures of the movement, stirring music from Bernice Johnson Reagon (founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock) and rare archival footage of the struggle to make America be America for all her people. Julian Bond narrates.

Judge Nathaniel Jones, civil rights activist, former U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, and current Chief Diversity Officer at Blank Rome LLP, was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney by then Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Judge Jones discusses how that happened, describes arguing cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and his time on the bench.

Marian Spencer, shares stories about how she became president of the Cincinnati chapter of the NAACP, and how a request by her sons helped push her to fight for integration at Coney Island Amusement Park. She also talks about the fight for integrating schools in Cincinnati.

Shakila Ahmad, describes how she became an activist in both in her own Islamic community and in Greater Cincinnati at large. She also details her thoughts on September 11, 2001, its impact on her life, and what she's done to educate others about Islam.