When I Rise
A national news story erupts when Barbara Smith Conrad, a music student at the University of Texas, is expelled from an opera production in the 1960s.
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A national news story erupts when Barbara Smith Conrad, a music student at the University of Texas, is expelled from an opera production in the 1960s.
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Barbara Smith Conrad, a music student at the University of Texas, faces a racial controversy in the 1960s after being cast in an opera with a white male classmate. Following backlash from Texas legislators, she is removed from the production, sparking national media attention and support from singer Harry Belafonte. Despite these obstacles, Conrad's commitment to her craft leads her to a successful career as an internationally recognized mezzo-soprano, intertwining her story with the civil rights movement.
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