Omaha doc ‘A Time for Burning’ offered an honest look at race in 1960s America. It's still relevant today.

Omaha doc ‘A Time for Burning’ offered an honest look at race in 1960s America. It's still relevant today.

When Omaha’s Augustana Lutheran Church agreed to participate in a church-sponsored documentary, no one knew the firestorm it would soon set off — or that its legacy and relevance would continue to burn nearly 60 years later.    But “A Time for Burning” has endured. The film, which documented the failed attempt at racial outreach by the white Omaha church in 1965, continues to inspire filmmakers and activists. It received critical acclaim and hel…