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Roscoe Jones - "The Preservationist"
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"The kids need to know history. Black and white, they need to know history." June 24, 2014
Mark Levy - "The Teacher"
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"We accomplished some things, but we didn't do the whole job." Freedom Summer, June 24
Bad Things Were Going to Happen
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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.
Freedom Summer's Widow
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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.
Freedom is Not Free
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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.
Travelling in the Segregated South
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For African-Americans, travel in the segregated South was insulting at best.
Practicing Non-Violence
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Civil rights activists rehearsed non-violence, and were prepared to face violence.
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Irene Morgan
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Irene Morgan fought her 1944 arrest for sitting in the front of an interstate bus.
Buses Are A-Coming
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Even in prison, the Freedom Riders found ways to advocate for their beliefs.
This Was Absolute War
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May 1961, a busload of Freedom Riders were confronted by an angry mob in Montgomery, AL.
Why Be a Freedom Rider?
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In this video from 1961, two Freedom Riders explain what they're doing.
Chapter 1 | Freedom Riders
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Watch a preview of Freedom Riders.
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