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Reverend C.T. Vivian speaks about the effect of employing non-violent tactics.

1:48
Pauline Knight-Ofuso speaks about difficulties for black people traveling in the South.

0:25
Catherine Burks-Brooks speaks about being expelled from Tennessee State.

2:06
Bernard Lafayette speaks about three groups from the Nashville Student Movement.

0:46
Genevieve Hughes speaks about her disappointment at the lack of press coverage.

1:14
Reporter Herb Kaplow recounts his experience when covering the Freedom Riders.

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Separation of the races was the status quo.

0:51
Southern state laws prevent segregated travel.

1:01
Freedom Riders came from diverse backgrounds but shared common goals.

0:39
America's racial issues are broadcast in the Soviet Union.

2:06
Hank Thomas talks about meeting with white students from American University.

1:13
John Lewis speaks about traveling in 1960.