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Freedom Riders (2010)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Stanley Nelson

Synopsis

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.

Actors

Raymond Arsenault
Raymond Arsenault
Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'
Genevieve Houghton
Genevieve Houghton
Self - Freedom Rider
Gordon Carey
Gordon Carey
Self - Core staff
Derek Catsam
Derek Catsam
Self - Historian
John Lewis
John Lewis
Self - Freedom Rider
Diane Nash
Diane Nash
Self - Student, Fisk University
Charles Person
Charles Person
Self - Freedom Rider
Sangernetta Gilbert Bush
Sangernetta Gilbert Bush
Self - Montgomery resident
John Seigenthaler
John Seigenthaler
Self - Nashville resident
Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas
Self - Robert F. Kennedy biographer
John Patterson
John Patterson
Self - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963
Clayborne Carson
Clayborne Carson
Self - Historian
James Lawson
James Lawson
Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council
Jerry Ivor Moore
Jerry Ivor Moore
Self - Freedom Rider
Hank Thomas
Hank Thomas
Self - Freedom Rider
Moses Newson
Moses Newson
Self - Journalist (as Moses J. Newson)
Mae F. Moultrie Howard
Mae F. Moultrie Howard
Self - Freedom Rider
Brandt Ayers
Brandt Ayers
Self - Journalist
Janie Forsyth McKinney
Janie Forsyth McKinney
Self - Anniston resident
Gary Thomas Rowe
Gary Thomas Rowe
Self - FBI informant
Diane McWhorter
Diane McWhorter
Self - Writer
Ted Gaffney
Ted Gaffney
Self - Photographer
Harris Wofford
Harris Wofford
Self - Assistant to President Kennedy
Jim Zwerg
Jim Zwerg
Self - Exchange student, Fisk University
Frederick Leonard
Frederick Leonard
Self - Student, Tennessee State University
C.T. Vivian
C.T. Vivian
Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Self - Student, American Baptist Theological Seminary
William Harbour
William Harbour
Self - Freedom Rider
Catherine Burks-Brooks
Catherine Burks-Brooks
Self - Freedom Rider
Delores Boyd
Delores Boyd
Self - Montgomery resident
Tommy Giles
Tommy Giles
Self - Aide to governor Patterson
Joan Mulholland
Joan Mulholland
Self - Freedom Rider
Ernest Patton Jr.
Ernest Patton Jr.
Self - Freedom Rider (as Ernest 'Rip' Patton Jr.)
Pauline Knight-Ofosu
Pauline Knight-Ofosu
Self - Freedom Rider
Israel Dresner
Israel Dresner
Self - Rabbi, Freedom Rider
Glenda Gaither Davis
Glenda Gaither Davis
Self - Freedom Rider

Crews

Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Director
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Writer
Lewis Erskine
Lewis Erskine
Editor
Aljernon Tunsil
Aljernon Tunsil
Editor
Laurens Grant
Laurens Grant
Producer
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Producer
Mark Samels
Mark Samels
Executive Producer

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