在五十年代中期的美国阿拉巴马州，黑人罗莎派克丝因为拒绝乘坐在公共巴士上的黑人区，引发了反种族歧视的抗议行动，马丁路德．金发动当地黑人拒坐巴士入城。胡比．戈德堡饰演西塞．斯派西克家里的女佣，她为了支持抗议行动而宁顾每天步行九公里上班。白种女主人发现此事后，企图影响她的商人老公采取行动改善黑白隔离的现状，但没有得到善意的回应，于是主动开车接送参加示威的黑人妇女。

导演理查德．皮尔斯费力地经营出南方城镇的时代气氛，藉以加强这段历史的真实感，加上两位女主角旗鼓相当的表演，使这部剧情比较平淡的影片依旧具有不错的观赏性。

Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.

Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way of obtaining jobs.