American experience
Type
Label
American experience
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
American experience
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
120
Series statement
American experience
Summary
From May until December 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives - many endured savage beatings and imprisonment - for simply traveling together on buses as they journeyed through the Deep South. Determined to test and challenge segregated travel facilities, the Freedom Riders' were greeted with mob violence and bitter racism, sorely testing their belief in non-violent activism. From award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Freedom Riders features testimony from a fascinating cast of central characters; the Riders themselves, state and federal government officials, and journalists who witnessed the rides firsthand. Based on Raymond Arsenault's acclaimed book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, the two-hour documentary comes to PBS in May 2011, marking the 50th anniversary of the historic Rides
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Freedom riders
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- Documentary films
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Segregation -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- United States -- Race relations -- 20th century
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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- Contributor8
- Genre2
- Subject12
- Documentary films
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Segregation -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- United States -- Race relations -- 20th century
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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- Director1
- resource.filmeditor2
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