Freedom Riders

Synopsis

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.

Details

Director

Stanley Nelson

Release

February 1, 2010

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

American Experience Films

Runtime

1h 57m

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Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• Raymond Arsenault

  Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'
• Genevieve Houghton

  Self - Freedom Rider
• Gordon Carey

  Self - Core staff
• Derek Catsam

  Self - Historian
• 
  John Lewis

  Self - Freedom Rider
• 
  Diane Nash

  Self - Student, Fisk University
• Charles Person

  Self - Freedom Rider
• Sangernetta Gilbert Bush

  Self - Montgomery resident
• 
  John Seigenthaler

  Self - Nashville resident
• John Patterson

  Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963
• Clayborne Carson

  Self - Historian
• James Lawson

  Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council

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