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2010117 minPGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

Civil Rights Racial Justice

Freedom Riders

2010117 minPGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

Over 400 activists traveled on interstate buses in 1961 to confront racial segregation in the South, facing violent opposition and arrests.

Civil Rights Racial Justice

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Over 400 activists traveled on interstate buses in 1961 to confront racial segregation in the South, facing violent opposition and arrests.

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Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelsondirector

Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelsonwriter

Raymond Arsenaultcast

Genevieve Houghtoncast

Gordon Careycast

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In 1961, activists traveled by interstate bus through the South to confront racial segregation. Organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), over 400 Freedom Riders faced violence and arrests in cities like Birmingham, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. Their actions challenged discriminatory practices in public transportation and played an important role in the civil rights movement, pushing for social change and legal reform in the United States.

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