Battleground for Freedom:

Susheel Bibbs, Ph.D.

An Emmy-award winning TV executive producer, she is a PhD. in Communications with an emphasis in history and holds advanced degrees in philosophy and music. She lectures at the University of California at Berkeley and the San Francisco Film Foundation. An accomplished actress and acclaimed classical singer, Dr. Bibbs is recognized internationally for lectures on the Negro spiritual and for her dramatic Chautauqua, Meet Mary Ellen Pleasant.

Dr. Bibbs produced An Unsung Muse and has presented the classical song of black composers. She is among the first recipients of the Keeper of the Spiritual Award. Called the world's leading authority on civil rights crusader Mary Ellen Pleasant, she has numerous awards including Best Historical Documentary and Best Director of a Documentary from the New York International Independent Film Festival. An Unsung Muse has been shown on PBS in the US and Canada and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.