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From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on His...
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Bernard Lafayette speaks about traveling from Montgomery, Alabama into Mississippi.
From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on...
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Bernard Lafayette speaks about nonviolence as a response.
From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 1
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Scenes of bloody violence are reported across the country.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 1
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Traveling in the South was dangerous for blacks.
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 Lawson on Why a Victory...
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Jim Lawson speaks about why he chose nonviolence intervention.
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.
The Tactic: A Short Film from Freedom Riders
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Former students in the 1960s South recount the difficulty of the practice of nonviolence.
Meet Tania Smith
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A profile of Tania Smith, one of the 40 student freedom riders.
Meet Liliana Astiz
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A profile of Liliana Astiz, one of the 40 student freedom riders.
Meet Peter Davis
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A profile of Peter Davis, one of the 40 student freedom riders.
Meet Zilong Wang
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A profile of Zilong Wang, one of the 40 student freedom riders.
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