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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- Released
- Production
- American Experience Films
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Top Cast
Raymond Arsenault as Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'
Genevieve Houghton as Self - Freedom Rider
Gordon Carey as Self - Core staff
Derek Catsam as Self - Historian
John Lewis as Self - Freedom Rider
Top Crew
Stanley Nelson · Director, Writer
Aljernon Tunsil · Editor
Lewis Erskine · Editor
Laurens Grant · Producer
Mark Samels · Executive Producer
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