Day 3: Filmmakers as Activists
Student Freedom Rider Francisco Diaz interviews fellow riders about their perception of the filmmaker's role as activist.
Day 1: Jayanni Webster
Student Freedom Rider Jayanni Webster talks about bringing together the students' collective energy.
Meet Doaa Dorgham
A profile of Doaa Dorgham, a student at North Carolina State University and one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
Day 3: Samantha Williams
Samantha Williams interviews Student Freedom Rider Maricela Aguilar about growing up undocumented in the United States.
Day 3: Because We Knew it was Right
Student rider Maricela Aguilar talks about the power of the youth movement. In Hyde Point, NC, Maricela was moved by lunch counter sit in participant Mary Lou, who said, "we did it because we knew we were right."
Day 3: Meghna Chandra
Student Freedom Rider Meghna Chandra interviews her peers about what they are doing to make change happen at home.
Day 2: Michellay Cole, Diary of a Freedom Rider
Michellay Cole's Diary of a Freedom Rider interviews three of the 1961 Original Freedom Riders.
Day 2: Diana Mahoney
Diana Mahoney interviews fellow student freedom riders about stereotypes and the southern perspective.
Day 2: Bakhrom Ismoilov
Bakhrom Ismoilov asks his fellow student riders about their first two days on the 2011 Freedom Ride.
Day 2: Tariq Meyers
Student rider Tariq Meyers draws a parallel between the 2011 Riders, the 1961 Freedom Riders and the story of Jacob.
Day 2: Marshall Houston
2011 Student Freedom Rider Marshall Houston asks himself: What is my identity? What are my beliefs? And what are my actions?
Day 2: Sarah Cheshire
Sarah Cheshire asks, For you and for our generation, what does the concept of enacting social change mean?
Day 2: Mother's Day Recollections
On Mothers Day, student rider Rajlakshmi De talks to original Freedom Rider Helen Singleton about her own mother's role in her life.
Soundtrack for a Revolution
Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music sung by top artists including John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, Andrew Young and dozens more.
Day 1: Ryan Price
Ryan Price, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, reads an excerpt from Ray Arsenault's book and talks to his peers.
Day 1: Kaitlyn Whiteside
Kaitlyn Whiteside talks about Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. "One of the things that most struck me today was the absolute passion and unique experience that the other students are bringing to the table."
Student Freedom Ride Day 1: Alicia Skeeter
Alicia Skeeter talks about Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride, and her reaction to Diane Nash's statement that lying is institutionalized. "As human beings, we have a right to truth," Skeeter says.
Day 2: From DC to Fredericksburg, VA
Singing Freedom songs, the Student Freedom Riders make their way from Washington, D.C. to Fredericksburg, VA on day two of the 2011 Ride.
Day 1: May Mgbolu
May Mgbolu speaks about the first day of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride: "I hope that this experience will allow me to bring back personal stories, history and inspiration back to my community in Arizona."
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