WQED Digital Docs
In 2020, people in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania fought to remove the word "squaw" from signs and landmarks in their borough, after a Native American woman pointed out the offensive nature of the word. This episode explores how derogatory terms enter the lexicon, and why words matter.
Now 96, Ed Pherdehirt was one of a handful of people to witness the landmark 1945 trial.
At age 78, Sally Hobert reflects on how she turned a tragedy into a source of hope.
An absence of generational wealth among minority families often leads to obstacles.
