Freedom Riders
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stanley Nelson
Lewis Erskine
Laurens Grant
Sharon Grimberg
Stacey L Holman
Stanley Nelson
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Synopsis
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives - and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment - for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders' belief in non-violent activism was sorely tested as mob violence and bitter racism greeted them along the way.
Director
Stanley Nelson
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States August 2010
Released in United States January 2010
Released in United States June 2010
Released in United States Summer August 2010
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Documentary Competition) January 21-31, 2010.)
Released in United States June 2010 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 21-27, 2010.)
Limited Release in United States August 2010
Released in United States Summer August 2010
