Record 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 | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

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

Author:: Nelson, Stanley 1955- Search this; Grant, Laurens Search this; Arsenault, Raymond Search this; Phillips, Tom 1952- Search this; Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.) Search this; Erskine, Lewis Search this; Firelight Media Search this; PBS Distribution (Firm) Search this; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Search this; WGBH Educational Foundation Search this

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

Type:: Personal narratives; Documentary films; Feature films; Film adaptations; Historical films; History; Nonfiction films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Notes:: 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.; Not rated.; 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; NMAF copy 39088019946201 Gift from Dorey Butter.

Summary:: 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.

Topic:: Freedom Rides, 1961 Search this; Civil rights movements--History Search this; Civil rights workers Search this; Racism--History Search this; Race discrimination--History Search this; Civil rights demonstrations Search this; African Americans--Civil rights--History Search this; Segregation Search this; Race relations Search this