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Freedom riders / a film by Stanley Nelson ; a Firelight Media production for American experience ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [United States] : PBS Distribution, 2011.Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 9781608834013
  • 1608834018
  • 1608834522
  • 9781608834525
Uniform titles:
  • American experience (Television program)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E185.61 .F74 2011
Contents:
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.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine and Aljernon Tunsil; composer, Tom Phillips.
Awards:
  • Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Summary: 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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VHS or DVD John Brown University Library E185.61 .F74 2011 Available 39524100437015

Originally broadcast on public television as an episode of American experience.

DVD

Based in part on the book Freedom riders by Raymond Arsenault.

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.

Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine and Aljernon Tunsil; composer, Tom Phillips.

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.

NTSC 1 ; widescreen; 5.1 surround.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

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