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Title Freedom riders [videorecording] / American Experience Films presents ; a film by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; A production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; For American Experience: series producer, Susan Bellows.

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[United States] : PBS Distribution, 2011.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe DVDs 1st Floor	323.0975 F875	---	Available

Edition	[Widescreen presentation]
Description	1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Series	American Experience
System Details	DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
Language	Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
Credits	Editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; original music, Tom Phillips ; director of photography, Robert Shepard.
Summary	This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
Note	Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice, by Raymond Arsenault.
	Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
Awards	Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Event	Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.
Audience	Not rated.
Subject	Freedom Rides, 1961.
	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History.
	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives.
	Civil rights workers -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives.
	Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- 20th century.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
	Segregation -- United States -- Personal narratives.
	United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.
	Arsenault, Raymond -- Film adaptations.
Genre/Form	Nonfiction films.
	Documentary films.
	Historical films.
	Feature films.
	Film adaptations.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Nelson, Stanley, 1955-
	Grant, Laurens.
	Arsenault, Raymond.
	Phillips, Tom.
	Firelight Media.
	PBS Distribution (Firm)
	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
	WGBH Educational Foundation.
Added Title	American experience (Television program)
ISBN	9781608834013
	1608834018
Standard No.	841887014045
Music No.	AMX62308 PBS Distribution