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Chapter 1 | Freedom Riders
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Chapter 1 | Freedom Riders
Watch a preview of Freedom Riders.
Pete Seeger and Freedom Summer
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Pete Seeger and Freedom Summer
We interviewed Pete Seeger last April for the upcoming doc Freedom Summer, coming June 24.
Travelling in the Segregated South
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Travelling in the Segregated South
For African-Americans, travel in the segregated South was insulting at best.
Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis
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Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis
Carter asked Americans to cut down their energy usage during a fireside chat in 1977.
This Was Absolute War
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This Was Absolute War
May 1961, a busload of Freedom Riders were confronted by an angry mob in Montgomery, AL.
John Howell - "The Publisher"
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John Howell - "The Publisher"
"We began to rethink some of the attitudes that we had lived with." Premiering June 24.
Roscoe Jones - "The Preservationist"
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Roscoe Jones - "The Preservationist"
"The kids need to know history. Black and white, they need to know history." June 24, 2014
Bad Things Were Going to Happen
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Bad Things Were Going to Happen
Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.
On a Hair Trigger
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On a Hair Trigger
Watch a clip from American Experience "Freedom Summer," premiering June 24, 2014.
Daisy Harris Wade - "The Voter"
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Daisy Harris Wade - "The Voter"
Determined to secure the right to vote for herself and for future generations.
Dorie Ladner - "The Activist"
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Dorie Ladner - "The Activist"
"The line was drawn in the sand for blacks and whites... I decided to cross that line."
What Was Freedom Summer?
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What Was Freedom Summer?
They called it "a campaign that may have no parallel since the days of Reconstruction."
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