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The life and trials of Barbara Smith Conrad is a story I've never heard about before. In fact I'll go so far as to say that I never heard of her before or listen to her performances.
Odd, since I like opera and don't mind listening to it.
Barbara Smith Conrad is a African American woman who is/was musically gifted, starts interesting herself for opera and developing her skills as an mezzo-soprano.
But the USA at this time, and in her state, Texas is racially segregated. When US supreme court rules that racial segregation is no longer allowed Barbara Smith Conrad gets accepted to Texas university.
But when she gets the main part in an opera, playing the love affection opposite a white male lead her problems starts...
Barbara Smith Conrads story is a documentary about injustice, racism, hatred, but also courage, integrity, friendship and overcoming adversities.
Nowadays USA has a black president but once ethnical minorities of USA couldn't even eat at the same restaurants with white people. America has come a long way, but racism is still a problem not only in the USA but worldwide.
Therefore these kind of docs are very important, not only as a historical document but also as an reminder that struggle against hatred, bigotry, continues.
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CurtHerzstark 5 May 2012
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