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American experience. Freedom riders / / American Experience Films presents ; a film by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; A production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.

American experience. Freedom riders / / American Experience Films presents ; a film by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; A production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.

[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, ©2011.

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (xiv, 306 pages : map ; 24 cm)

Related Elec. Res.:

This episode available at American Experience Web site http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/

Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.

Companion book: Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice / Raymond Arsenault, Oxford University Press, c2011 ; Abridged ed.

Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice.

Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.

DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.

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

Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; series producer, Susan Bellows.

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.

Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.

NMAF copy 39088019946201 Gift from Dorey Butter.

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 -- 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.

United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.

Documentary films.

Film adaptations.

Historical films.

Nonfiction films.

Personal narratives.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Historical films.

Film adaptations.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Nelson, Stanley, 1955-

Grant, Laurens.

Arsenault, Raymond.

Phillips, Tom, 1952-

Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.)

Erskine, Lewis.

Firelight Media.

PBS Distribution (Firm)

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

WGBH Educational Foundation.

American experience (Television program)

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