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Day 6: Erica Shekell
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Day 6: Erica Shekell
Erica Shekell reflects on her time as a 2011 Student Freedom Rider.
Day 8: Samantha Williams
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Day 8: Samantha Williams
Samantha Williams interviews Riders on their feelings about "the N word".
Helen and Bob Singleton
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Helen and Bob Singleton
The original Freedom Riders revisit the site of their 1961 arrest in Jackson, MS.
Day 8: Kaitlyn Whiteside
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Day 8: Kaitlyn Whiteside
Kaitlyn describes watching the film now knowing several of the original Freedom Riders
Day 10: Rachael DeMarce
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Day 10: Rachael DeMarce
Student Freedom Rider Rachael DeMarce places her name on the Wall of Tolerance.
Day 10: Karl Kumodzi
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Day 10: Karl Kumodzi
Karl Kumodzi shows the enthusiastic welcome received by the 2011 Freedom Ride.
Day 9: Doaa Dorgham
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Day 9: Doaa Dorgham
Doaa Dorgham films her fellow Student Freedom Riders' doing their own "freedom dances."
Day 10: Tania Smith
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Day 10: Tania Smith
Student Tania Smith's video about the importance of music to the Freedom Riders.
Day 10: Esther Kim
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Day 10: Esther Kim
Student Freedom Rider Esther Kim sings and plays "We Shall Overcome" on the ukulele.
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Irene Morgan
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Before Rosa Parks, There Was Irene Morgan
Irene Morgan fought her 1944 arrest for sitting in the front of an interstate bus.
Travelling in the Segregated South
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Travelling in the Segregated South
For African-Americans, travel in the segregated South was insulting at best.
Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis
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Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis
Carter asked Americans to cut down their energy usage during a fireside chat in 1977.
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