Freedom riders
2011
DVD
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.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781608834013
- 1608834018
Edition: [Widescreen presentation].
Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Target Audience Note: CHVR: Not rated.
Other Title: American experience (Television program)
Notes:
- Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice, by Raymond Arsenault.
- Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
- Editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips ; director of photography, Robert Shepard.
- Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.
- DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
- Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
- Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Publisher or Distributor Number: AMX62308
Control Number: 830092
UPC: 841887014045
Publisher: [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011]Series: American Experience.
Subjects:
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
- Arsenault, Raymond -- Film adaptations.
- Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century.
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives.
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History.
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives.
- Freedom Rides, 1961.
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Segregation -- United States -- Personal narratives.
- United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.
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