Drama
Station:
ABC (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2017-02-27
Rating:
10/10 from 1 users
When We Rise chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women, who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today.
TV Show Ended.
S1E6 - Night III Part II
Ken relies on Cecilia Chung's support as he struggles with addiction at a VA hospital. Cleve visits the Human Rights Campaign in D.C., where Richard Socarides lobbies for Bill Clinton to do better than "don't ask, don't tell" and the Defense of Marriage Act.
Air Date: 02 Mar 2017 21:00 (CDT)
S1E7 - Night IV Part I
It's 2008, and in the face of California's Proposition 8 stripping away the right of gays and lesbians to marry, a newly energized Cleve inspires a younger generation to organize a massive march on Washington D.C. to demand full, federal LGBTQ equality in all matters.
Air Date: 03 Mar 2017 20:00 (CDT)
S1E8 - Night IV Part II
Cleve takes the battle against Prop 8 through the federal courts all the way to the US Supreme Court. Ken works with Cecilia Chung to get support for his church.
Air Date: 03 Mar 2017 21:00 (CDT)