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American experience.

Title
  1. American experience. Freedom riders/ directed by Stanley Nelson.
Published by
  1. [United States] : PBS Distribution, c2011.
Supplementary content
  1. This episode available at American Experience Web site

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Additional authors
  1. Nelson, Stanley, 1951-
  2. Grant, Laurens.
  3. Arsenault, Raymond.
  4. Phillips, Tom, 1952-
  5. Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.)
  6. Erskine, Lewis.
  7. Firelight Media.
  8. PBS Distribution (Firm)
  9. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
  10. WGBH Educational Foundation.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. 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.
Uniform title
  1. American experience (Television program). Freedom riders.
  2. American experience (Television program)
Alternative title
  1. Freedom riders
Subject
  1. Civil rights movements > United States > History
  2. Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century
  3. Racism > United States > History > 20th century
  4. Segregation > United States > Personal narratives
  5. History
  6. Documentary films
  7. Civil rights workers > United States > 20th century > Personal narratives
  8. Film adaptations
  9. Freedom Rides, 1961
  10. Civil rights demonstrations > United States > 20th century
  11. Documentary
  12. Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  13. Nonfiction films
  14. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
  15. Feature films
  16. United States > Race relations > 20th century
  17. Historical films
  18. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Personal narratives
Genre/Form
  1. Historical films.
  2. Documentary films.
  3. Nonfiction films.
  4. Film adaptations.
  5. Feature films.
  6. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Contents
  1. Segregated travel -- Training the riders -- Boarding the buses -- Violence in Anniston -- The Birmingham mob -- Flying to New Orleans -- Diane Nash -- Bull Conner's Birmingham -- The Montgomery bus riot -- Martial law in Montgomery -- Continuing the rides -- Parchman Penitentiary -- Justice at last.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-1537
Note
  1. Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
  2. Based in part on the book Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice, by Raymond Arsenault.
Credits (note)
  1. Screenwriter, Stanley Nelson ; producers, Laurens Grant, Stanley Nelson, Susan Bellows ; cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; composer, Tom Phillips ; American Experience Films presents ; a production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; a film by Stanley Nelson.
Event (note)
  1. Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.
Audience (note)
  1. Not rated.
System details (note)
  1. DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
  2. DVD, widescreen; 5.1 surround; region 1, NTSC.
Language (note)
  1. Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
Awards (note)
  1. Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Title
  1. American experience. Freedom riders/ directed by Stanley Nelson.
Imprint
  1. [United States] : PBS Distribution, c2011.
Edition
  1. Widescreen, educator's edition
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
System details
  1. DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround audio.
Event
  1. Television premiere, May 16, 2011, on the PBS series American Experience.
Credits
  1. Screenwriter, Stanley Nelson ; producers, Laurens Grant, Stanley Nelson, Susan Bellows ; cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; editors, Lewis Erskine, Aljernon Tunsil ; composer, Tom Phillips ; American Experience Films presents ; a production of Firelight Films ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; a film by Stanley Nelson.
Audience
  1. Not rated.
Language
  1. Optional English SDH for the hearing impaired.
Awards
  1. Nominated, Best Documentary Screenplay (Stanley Nelson), 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards ; Official Selection, 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
System details
  1. DVD, widescreen; 5.1 surround; region 1, NTSC.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound
  2. This episode available at American Experience Web site
Added author
  1. Nelson, Stanley, 1951- Producer
  2. Nelson, Stanley, 1951- Director
  3. Nelson, Stanley, 1951- Screenwriter
  4. Grant, Laurens. Producer
  5. Arsenault, Raymond.
  6. Phillips, Tom, 1952- Composer
  7. Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.)
  8. Erskine, Lewis.
  9. Firelight Media.
  10. PBS Distribution (Firm)
  11. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
  12. WGBH Educational Foundation.
Added title
  1. American experience (Television program)
Other standard identifier
  1. 841887014045
Publisher no.
  1. AMX62308 PBS Distribution
ISBN
  1. 9781608834013
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual DVD-1537
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