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From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Lawson on The Cold War
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From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Lawson on The Cold War
Jim Lawson speaks about JFK and the Cold War as a critical issue facing the U.S.
From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on...
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From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on...
Bernard Lafayette speaks about nonviolence as a response.
From the film Freedom Riders: Catherine Burks-Brooks on...
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From the film Freedom Riders: Catherine Burks-Brooks on...
Catherine Burke Brooks speaks about racist treatment in the South.
From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on His...
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From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on His...
Bernard Lafayette speaks about traveling from Montgomery, Alabama into Mississippi.
From the film Freedom Riders: Pauline Knight-Ofuso on The...
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From the film Freedom Riders: Pauline Knight-Ofuso on The...
Pauline Knight-Ofuso speaks about the black press.
From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 1
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From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 1
Scenes of bloody violence are reported across the country.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 1
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From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 1
Traveling in the South was dangerous for blacks.
From the film Freedom Riders: Victory for Nonviolence,...
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From the film Freedom Riders: Victory for Nonviolence,...
Freedom Riders participated in CORE training sessions before getting on the bus.
From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 2
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From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 2
Reporter Herb Kaplow recounts his experience when covering the Freedom Riders.
From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Crow Laws
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From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Crow Laws
Separation of the races was the status quo.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 2
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From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 2
Southern state laws prevent segregated travel.
From the film Freedom Riders: Democracy in Action
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From the film Freedom Riders: Democracy in Action
Freedom Riders came from diverse backgrounds but shared common goals.
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