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Two Abolitionists Unite
2:49
Abolitionist activists Angelina Grimke and Theodore Weld come together.
A Powerful Partnership
2:53
Frederick Douglass agrees to join William Lloyd Garrison to advocate for abolitionism.
Garrison Closes The Liberator
1:17
After four decades and 1,803 issues, William Lloyd Garrison closed The Liberator.
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 Cold War
1:46
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...
1:11
Bernard Lafayette speaks about nonviolence as a response.
From the film Freedom Riders: Catherine Burks-Brooks on...
0:40
Catherine Burke Brooks speaks about racist treatment in the South.
From the film Freedom Riders: Bernard Lafayette on His...
2:10
Bernard Lafayette speaks about traveling from Montgomery, Alabama into Mississippi.
From the film Freedom Riders: Pauline Knight-Ofuso on The...
1:00
Pauline Knight-Ofuso speaks about the black press.
From the film Freedom Riders: The Media, part 1
1:05
Scenes of bloody violence are reported across the country.
From the film Freedom Riders: Freedom to Travel, part 1
0:57
Traveling in the South was dangerous for blacks.
From the film Freedom Riders: Victory for Nonviolence,...
2:09
Freedom Riders participated in CORE training sessions before getting on the bus.
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