This story was produced by Sam Bellantoni, Emily Doran, Brice Herring, Daniel Masterson, and Rachel Eggers at Middle Creek High School in North Carolina with support from Connected Educator Luis Maldonado.
Learn more about VOICE OF FREEDOM, including where to watch the documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/voice-freedom/
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