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American experience. Freedom riders [videorecording] / American Experience Films presents ; a film by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; A production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.

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This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Tom (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Firelight Media, PBS Distribution (Firm), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors: Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Grant, Laurens (Producer), Arsenault, Raymond, Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.), Erskine, Lewis
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : PBS Distribution, c2011.
Edition:Widescreen, educator's edition
Subjects:
Freedom Rides, 1961.
Civil rights movements > United States > History.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Personal narratives.
Civil rights workers > United States > 20th century > Personal narratives.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations > United States > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Segregation > United States > Personal narratives.
United States > Race relations > 20th century.
Online Access:This episode available at American Experience Web site
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