When UCLA alumna Grace Lee met 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, she knew she had found something revolutionary. According to Lee, Boggs, a Chinese-American social activist, played a leading role in social movements that swept through Detroit during her lifetime, including the Black Power, Civil Rights, feminist and labor movements.Boggs’ rich history fascinated Lee – what was originally meant as a two-hour interview turned into a five-day conversation between Lee and Boggs. Read more...

Photo: Directed by UCLA alumna Grace Lee (right), “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs” explores the life and philosophy of Chinese-American activist Grace Lee Boggs (left), featuring the social movements in which Boggs played a role. (Courtesy of Grace Lee)