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The Pioneers: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Pioneers: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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The Movement: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Movement: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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The Exchange Student: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Exchange Student: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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The Inspiration: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Inspiration: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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The Music: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Music: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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The Strategy: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

The Strategy: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

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Panama Canal: Early Inefficiencies

Panama Canal: Early Inefficiencies

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Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific

Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific

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The Decision to Build a Lock Canal

The Decision to Build a Lock Canal

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Building the Locks

Building the Locks

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Repairing the Panama Railroad

Repairing the Panama Railroad

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Interview with Michael Robinson

Interview with Michael Robinson

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The Governor: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

John Patterson, Governor of Alabama from 1958 to 1963, won election as a staunch segregationist. Patterson discusses his response to the Freedom Rides and his decision to refuse a phone call from President John F. Kennedy when the Freedom Riders encountered mob violence in Birmingham.
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