Film: Freedom Riders (2010)
In 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives, endured savage beatings, and imprisonment for simply traveling together on buses and trains through the Deep South – deliberately violating Jim Crow laws.
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.
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