http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/taxonomy/term/859/0 en http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/content/when-i-rise-tonight-pbs <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CjM0p99fsco" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Don't miss the premiere tonight of <i>When I Rise</i> from <a href="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-i-rise/">Independent Lens</a><a href="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/when-i-rise/"> (PBS)</a>.&nbsp; The documentary narrates the experiences of Barbara Smith Conrad, African-American opera singer and alumna of UT-Austin.&nbsp; Produced by the <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/news/press_release.php?press=press_wir_pbs">Dolph Briscoe Center for American History</a>, the movie documents the bigotry and discrimination Conrad faced while a music student at the University of Texas in the 1950s.&nbsp; The film is featured Feb. 8 (tonight) at 9 p.m., Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. CST. For UT's coverage of the story, read here, <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/know/2011/01/31/barbara_smith_conrad/">"The Story of a Voice."</a></p> http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old/content/when-i-rise-tonight-pbs#comments African-American history Barbara Smith Conrad black history month Independent Lens race Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:24:42 +0000 noelradley 677 at http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/old