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He said in an interview that he feels Parson’s contribution has been to amplify and richen the story of “The Hours” for everyone in the vast, 3,800-seat theater, “as far back as the last row of the Family Circle.”

From acclaimed directors Brad Lichtenstein and Yoruba Richen, the film chronicles the journey of Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened to Jackson, combining vérité footage, interviews, extensive reporting and never-before-seen archival material.

Roger Ross Williams is the primary director of the series, with Yoruba Richen and Jonathan Clasberry.

American Masters Yoruba Richen’s new documentary “How It Feels to Be Free” chronicles the inspirational story of how six Black female entertainers — Lena Horne, jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier — confronted an industry that was complicit in perpetuating racial stereotypes, transforming both themselves and their audience in the process.

It does seems likely he knew what he’d be getting; Belafonte’s civil rights activism was no mystery, and Richen provides a few clips to suggest that he had a social conscience, and admired it in others.