Freedom Riders

IMDb link: 1558952
IMDb rating: 8 (456 votes)
Genres: History, Documentary
Director: Stanley Nelson
Cast: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Sandra Weston and others

Release date: 1 Feb 2010
Release year: 2010
Runtime: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: national film registry, freedom riders, racial segregation, civil rights movement, 1960s, civil disobedience, activism, racism, bus, reenactment

Plot:

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.

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