Freedom Riders

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Stanley Nelson

Raymond Arsenault

Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'

Genevieve Houghton

Self - Freedom Rider

Gordon Carey

Self - Core staff

Derek Catsam

Self - Historian

John Lewis

Self - Freedom Rider

Diane Nash

Self - Student, Fisk University