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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: The Media, part 2
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Reporter Herb Kaplow recounts his experience when covering the Freedom Riders.
From the film Freedom Riders: Jim Crow Laws
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Separation of the races was the status quo.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 2
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Southern state laws prevent segregated travel.
From the film Freedom Riders: Democracy in Action
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Freedom Riders came from diverse backgrounds but shared common goals.
From the film Freedom Riders: the Cold War
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America's racial issues are broadcast in the Soviet Union.
From the film Freedom Riders: Hank Thomas on Meeting...
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Hank Thomas talks about meeting with white students from American University.
From the film Freedom Riders: John Lewis on Freedom to...
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John Lewis speaks about traveling in 1960.
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