Freedom Riders
7.5
11 votes
2010
1h 57m
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.
Directed by Stanley Nelson
Top cast
R
Raymond Arsenault
Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'G
Genevieve Houghton
Self - Freedom RiderG
Gordon Carey
Self - Core staffD
Derek Catsam
Self - Historian
John Lewis
Self - Freedom Rider
Diane Nash
Self - Student, Fisk UniversityC
Charles Person
Self - Freedom RiderS
Sangernetta Gilbert Bush
Self - Montgomery resident
John Seigenthaler
Self - Nashville residentE
Evan Thomas
Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographerJ
John Patterson
Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963C
Clayborne Carson
Self - HistorianJ
James Lawson
Self - Nashville Christian Leadership CouncilJ
Jerry Ivor Moore
Self - Freedom RiderH
Hank Thomas
Self - Freedom RiderM
Moses Newson
Self - Journalist (as Moses J. Newson)M
Mae F. Moultrie Howard
Self - Freedom RiderB
Brandt Ayers
Self - JournalistJ
Janie Forsyth McKinney
Self - Anniston residentG
Gary Thomas Rowe
Self - FBI informantDetails
Status
Released
Release date
February 1, 2010
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
French, English
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