American experience. Freedom riders

American experience Freedom riders Freedom riders /

DVD - 2011

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 accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.

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Subjects
1900-1999
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 against Black people > 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.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Racism against Black people.
Segregation.
United States > Race relations > 20th century.
United States.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Personal narratives.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Nonfiction films
Documentary films
Documentary television programs
History
Nonfiction television programs
Personal narratives
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution [2011]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
American Experience Films, Firelight Films (Firm), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Educational Foundation
Corporate Authors
American Experience Films (production company), Firelight Films (Firm), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors
Stanley Nelson, 1951- (film director), Laurens Grant (film producer), Raymond Arsenault (-)
Item Description
Widescreen.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice, by Raymond Arsenault.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Playing Time
02:00:00
Format
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
Audience
Not rated.
Awards
Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips.
ISBN
9781608834013
9781608834525
9780199754311
Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
  • Segregated travel
  • Training the riders
  • Boarding the buses
  • Violence in Anniston
  • The Birmingham mob
  • Flying to New Orleans
  • Diane Nash
  • Bull Conner's Birmingham
  • The Montgomery bus riot
  • Martial law in Montgomery
  • Continuing the rides
  • Parchman Penitentiary
  • Justice at last.
Review by Library Journal Review

In a nonviolent protest against lingering segregation, student activists both black and white rode buses through the Deep South in 1961, provoking mob attacks along the way. Archival footage and interviews re-create one hell of a ride. (LJ 10/15/11) (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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