Ciné-Fȇte - 1961, The Road to Freedom

1961, The Road to Freedom Newly Added

Product code : A296-003
Category(ies) : American History +, Human Rights +, United States +
Level(s) : Inter.-Sec. (ages 12-13) +, Sec. (ages 14-17) +, Post-Sec. (18 +) +
Duration : 52 min.
Production year : 2015
Director(s) : Mathilde Fassin
Producer(s) : AB Productions
Version(s) : French +
Closed Captioned

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Description

The film follows the historic movement begun on May 4th, 1961 by a group of black and white civil rights activists, the so called "Freedom Riders" who launched a series of interstate bus trips into the deep South to desegregate travel facilities. Brutally attacked, they eventually challenged the federal government's inaction to reverse decades of segregation and provide equality for all.