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Day 3: Because We Knew it was Right

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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."
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Meet Doaa Dorgham

2m 36s
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.
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Soundtrack for a Revolution

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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.
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Day 1: Carla's

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Carla Orendorff asks her 39 fellow student freedom riders: "Why are you getting on the bus?" The answers are shown in her "photo booth of change."
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