Freedom Riders
PBS Series
In just under 2 hours this documentary traces the powerful real story of the 1961 Freedom Riders. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson, takes viewers back to 1961 where more than 400 black and white Americas risked imprisonment and even their lives by traveling together in trains and buses, for 6 months, in order to actively protest the Jim Crow laws. These brave men and women were met with racist violence but ultimately helped to change American history for the better. The documentary features real testimonies from several Freedom Riders, eyewitnesses, and government officials as they recount the struggle for racial justice back in 1961.