MOVIE

Freedom Riders

Name: Freedom Riders
Director: Stanley Nelson
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2010-02-01
Cast: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam, John Lewis

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.

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Release Date

2010-02-01

Year

2010

Duration

1h 57m

Status

Released

Score

7.60

Genres

Documentary History

Production

American Experience Films

Cast

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Raymond Arsenault

Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'

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Genevieve Houghton

Self - Freedom Rider

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Gordon Carey

Self - Core staff

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Derek Catsam

Self - Historian

John Lewis

Self - Freedom Rider

Diane Nash

Self - Student, Fisk University

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Charles Person

Self - Freedom Rider

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Sangernetta Gilbert Bush

Self - Montgomery resident

John Seigenthaler

Self - Nashville resident

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Evan Thomas

Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographer