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By Maris Curran
Gee’s Bend is a rural community in lower Alabama that is widely recognized for its extraordinary quilts. The quilts reflect a collective history and a deep sense of place. And they register the bold individual voices of the women who made them.Gee’s Bend is a rural community in lower Alabama that is widely recognized for its extraordinary quilts. The quilts reflect a collective history and a deep sense of place. And they register the bold individual voices of the women who made them.
By Shuhan Fan and Luther Clement
This is the underdog story of a young fencer from Brooklyn who overcame a gauntlet of hardships on the road to the Olympics. You might think that Keeth Smart would be morose as he recounts his parents’ passing or his own brush with death. Instead, he glows.This is the underdog story of a young fencer from Brooklyn who overcame a gauntlet of hardships on the road to the Olympics. You might think that Keeth Smart would be morose as he recounts his parents’ passing or his own brush with death. Instead, he glows.
By Ben Proudfoot
Ed Dwight Jr. was invited by his country to train to be the first African-American astronaut. But the United States never sent him to space. Mr. Dwight is now a prolific artist, building memorials and creating public art honoring African-American history.Ed Dwight Jr. was invited by his country to train to be the first African-American astronaut. But the United States never sent him to space. Mr. Dwight is now a prolific artist, building memorials and creating public art honoring African-American history.
By Stanley Nelson and Laurens Grant
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., to combat police violence, the Black Panther Party and its story are a key part of our nation’s still-complicated racial narrative.Founded in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., to combat police violence, the Black Panther Party and its story are a key part of our nation’s still-complicated racial narrative.
By Christine Turner
There’s no stopping when it comes to the legendary artist Betye Saar, now 93. Her work reflects her very personal visions of nature, spirituality and ideas addressing equality and a new kind of African-American representation.There’s no stopping when it comes to the legendary artist Betye Saar, now 93. Her work reflects her very personal visions of nature, spirituality and ideas addressing equality and a new kind of African-American representation.
By Roger Ross Williams, Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël
This virtual reality film explores the legacy of The Green Book, a Jim Crow-era guidebook developed by Victor Hugo Green that help steer African-American travelers to points of welcome and safety across a virulently racist landscape.This virtual reality film explores the legacy of The Green Book, a Jim Crow-era guidebook developed by Victor Hugo Green that help steer African-American travelers to points of welcome and safety across a virulently racist landscape.
The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com.The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com.
Op-Docs is a forum for short, opinionated documentaries by independent filmmakers. Learn more about Op-Docs and how to submit to the series. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.Op-Docs is a forum for short, opinionated documentaries by independent filmmakers. Learn more about Op-Docs and how to submit to the series. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.