The story of Ruben Salazar's transformation from a mainstream reporter to a supporter and primary chronicler of the radical Chicano movement of the late 1960s. Killed under mysterious circumstances by a law enforcement officer in 1970, Salazar became an instant martyr to Latinos.

Harry T. Buford fought during the American Civil War and harbored a dangerous secret: his real name was Loreta Janeta Velazquez. Loreta, a Cuban immigrant, was a woman ahead of her time and ours; she was one of the estimated 1,000 women who secretly soldiered during the Civil War.