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Other segments from the episode on May 29, 1990
"Small Victories" in the Classroom.
Teacher Jessica Siegel and reporter Samuel Freedman. Freedman wrote an account of a year in Siegel's classroom.
Capturing the AIDS Epidemic on Film.
Director Norman René and playwright Craig Lucas They collaborated on the film, "Longtime Companion."
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