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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.
LIBRA DVD 023 634
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Arsenault, Raymond, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arsenault, Raymond--Film adaptations.
- Arsenault, Raymond.
- Freedom Rides, 1961.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History.
- Civil rights movements.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Personal narratives.
- Civil rights workers--United States--20th century--Personal narratives.
- Civil rights workers.
- Racism--United States--History--20th century.
- Racism.
- Race relations.
- Segregation.
- Civil rights demonstrations.
- Race discrimination.
- History.
- United States.
- Race discrimination--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights demonstrations--United States--20th century.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- Segregation--United States--Personal narratives.
- Documentary.
- United States--Race relations--20th century.
- Local Subjects:
- Documentary.
- History.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Documentary films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Widescreen, educator's edition.
- Other Title:
- Freedom riders
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011]
- Language Note:
- Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Contents:
- Segregated travel
- Training the riders
- Boarding the buses
- Violence in Anniston
- The Birmingham mob
- Flying to New Orleans
- Diane Nash
- Bull Conner's Birmingham
- The Montgomery bus riot
- Martial law in Montgomery
- Continuing the rides
- Parchman Penitentiary
- Justice at last.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; series producer, Susan Bellows.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
- Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice, by Raymond Arsenault.
- Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
- Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.
- ISBN:
- 9781608834013
- 1608834018
- OCLC:
- 691258761
- Publisher Number:
- 841887014045
- AMX62308 PBS Distribution
- Online:
- This episode available at American Experience Web site
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