For years on Saturday night, white authorities in Enfield, N.C. blew a siren, warning Blacks to clear the downtown streets. One fateful night, hundreds of Blacks refused to heed the nine o’clock whistle. Experience the dramatic cultural shift that rocked this segregated town from 1963 to 1965 through the narratives of Willa Cofield, her former students, and current residents. This story offers a supreme example of how the civil rights grapevine grew from one small act of resistance in Enfield to envelop an entire region.

What we love: The documentary brings hope, spirit and encouragement to those struggling to overcome entrenched, powerful, and oppressive forces.