Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

Actors:  Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam, John Lewis, Diane Nash Directors:  Stanley Nelson

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.