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Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.

Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.

Set in Switzerland, 1971, an unassuming young housewife joins the campaign for women's right to vote, convincing the women of her village to go on strike until changes are made.

Using archival footage, follows Martin Luther King Jr.'s life from 1955 to 1968 as he became a leader in the Civil Rights movement.