

Freedom Riders
Documentary
History
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
2010-02-01
Runtime:
1h 57m
Director:
Stanley Nelson
Writer:
Stanley Nelson
Top 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

Evan Thomas
Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographer

John Patterson
Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963

Clayborne Carson
Self - Historian
Official Videos

"Freedom Riders" Trailer
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