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From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on The...
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Bernard Lafayette speaks about acting from his conscience and training in Nashville.
From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Lawson on the Victory...
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Jim Lawson speaks about nonviolence training in Washington, DC and Nashville, TN.
From the film Freedom Riders: Janie McKinney on The...
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Janie McKinney speaks about Southerners angered by the Federal Government.
From the film Freedom Riders: Janie McKinney on Jim Crow...
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Janie McKinney speaks about the Southern society as a house of cards.
From the film Freedom Riders: Jerry Moore on Jim Crow Laws
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Jerry Moore explains the purpose of the Freedom Rides.
From the film Freedom Riders: Rev. C.T. Vivian on the...
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Reverend C.T. Vivian speaks about the effect of employing non-violent tactics.
From the film Freedom Riders: Pauline Knight-Ofuso on...
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Pauline Knight-Ofuso speaks about difficulties for black people traveling in the South.
From the film Freedom Riders: Catherine Burks-Brooks on...
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Catherine Burks-Brooks speaks about being expelled from Tennessee State.
From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on the...
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Bernard Lafayette speaks about three groups from the Nashville Student Movement.
From the film Freedom Riders: Genevieve Hughes on The Media
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Genevieve Hughes speaks about her disappointment at the lack of press coverage.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 3
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On September 22, 1961, the ICC ordered all signage enforcing segregation to be taken down.
The Governor: A Short Film from Freedom Riders
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Patterson discusses his response to the Freedom Rides.
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