- [Man] I think there's
something brilliant
 about what Marion Stokes did.
  - [Man] She became aware
  of the power of television
 to misinform people.
- I think maybe a
reexamination of what is normal
  is in order at this point.
 - [Man] Taping these programs
 was a form of activism.
  She hit record and
  she never stopped.
 (light music)
 She was very very much
 ahead of her time.
  - [Announcer] Recorder
  The Marion Stokes Project.
Part of Independent Lens on PBS.
