American Experience | The Student Leader: A Short Film from Freedom Riders | PBS
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Freedom Riders: American Experience #2311
A student at Fisk University in Nashville, Diane Nash became the leader of the Nashville Student Movement. Fellow activists John Lewis, Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr., Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., and Julian Bond describe her commitment to nonviolence.
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American Experience | Freedom... (#2311)
Full Program: The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South. 01:51:49
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Student Rajlakshmi De talks to Freedom Rider Helen Singleton about her own mother. 02:28
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An introductory video to Kaitlyn Whiteside, one of the forty 2011 Student Freedom Riders. 00:23
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Future Freedom Riders trained in Nashville by role-playing nonviolence. 04:16
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Israel Dresner speaks about Nonviolence. 01:47
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Michellay Cole's Diary of a Freedom Rider interviews three of the Original Freedom Riders. 01:50
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2011 Student Freedom Rider Robert Sgrignoli shares his perspective. 03:00
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Student rider Tariq Meyers draws parallels between the 2011 Riders and the story of Jacob. 03:00
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"As human beings, we have a right to truth," says Alicia Skeeter. 01:43
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Stephanie Burton reflects on Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. 00:48
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Carla Orendorff reflects on Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. 02:34
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Kaitlyn Whiteside talks about Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. 01:07
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LeRoy Ford talks about the speakers of Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. 02:39
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May Mgbolu speaks about the first day of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. 01:27
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Ryan Price, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, reflects on Day 1. 02:38
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An interview by Zilong Wang, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, on Day 1. 01:22
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Carla Orendorff talks to her 39 fellow student freedom riders. 02:36
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A profile of Ryan Price, one of the 40 student freedom riders. 03:00
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Bernard Lafayette speaks about three groups from the Nashville Student Movement. 02:07
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Post Date: September 21, 2010






















