In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- GBH, Firelight Films, Doc Society
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Top Cast
Anthony Harris as Self - Mississippi Resident
Bruce Watson as Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'
Karin Kunstler Goldman as Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Julian Bond as Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Dudley Connor as Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)
Top Crew
Stanley Nelson · Director, Writer
Tom Phillips · Composer
Richard Beymer · Cinematographer
Aljernon Tunsil · Editor
Cyndee Readdean · Producer
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