The moral significance of these six movements is that the protesters had little or no previous commitments to nonviolence, much less to a deep-rooted allegiance to pacifism. They learned by doing. The time to stop Hitler was in 1926 when he first ran for office. The time to stop fires from turning into infernos is when the first lick of flame appears. The film is a work of art because, first, it is a work of fact.
Professionalism is immediately obvious in the opening scenes.
A 16-page student study guide is available to teachers and schools through local public television stations. Their intentions were broad, and sound. Colman McCarthy directs the Center for Teaching Peace in Washington.