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"The kids need to know history. Black and white, they need to know history." June 24, 2014

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"We accomplished some things, but we didn't do the whole job." Freedom Summer, June 24

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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.

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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.

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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.

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For African-Americans, travel in the segregated South was insulting at best.

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Civil rights activists rehearsed non-violence, and were prepared to face violence.

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Irene Morgan fought her 1944 arrest for sitting in the front of an interstate bus.

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Even in prison, the Freedom Riders found ways to advocate for their beliefs.

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May 1961, a busload of Freedom Riders were confronted by an angry mob in Montgomery, AL.

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In this video from 1961, two Freedom Riders explain what they're doing.

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Watch a preview of Freedom Riders.