American Experience
From the film Freedom Riders: Janie McKinney on Jim Crow...
Show title: American Experience
Video title: From the film Freedom Riders: Janie McKinney on Jim Crow...
Video duration: 0m 37sVideo description: Janie McKinney speaks about the Southern society as a house of cards.
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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: Ryan Price
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Ryan Price, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, reads an excerpt from Ray Arsenault's book and talks to his peers.
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Day 1: Kaitlyn Whiteside
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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."
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Student Freedom Ride Day 1: Alicia Skeeter
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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.
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Day 2: From DC to Fredericksburg, VA
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Singing Freedom songs, the Student Freedom Riders make their way from Washington, D.C. to Fredericksburg, VA on day two of the 2011 Ride.
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Day 1: May Mgbolu
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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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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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Day 2: Robert Sgrignoli
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Robert Sgrignoli shares his perspective on the sendoff for the 2011 Student Freedom Ride in Washington DC and asks for the opinion of his fellow riders.
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Day 1: Zilong Wang
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Zilong Wang, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, interviews fellow international student Bakhrom Ismoilov on Day 1.
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Day 1: Carla Orendorff
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Carla Orendorff reflects on Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. Diane Nash's comments on creative citizenship struck her: "I think that we need to find more innovative ways to participate in our society."
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Day 1: LeRoy Ford
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LeRoy Ford talks about the speakers of Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
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Day 1: Stephanie Burton
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Stephanie Burton reflects on Day 1 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. "Everything that was said just touched my heart and really inspired me to want to do more and to want to be better."
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2011 Student Freedom Ride Kickoff
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Scenes from Washington DC on May 6, 2011, where the forty student freedom riders meet for the first time and attend a screening of the film Freedom Riders at the Newseum.
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Meet Ryan Price
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A profile of Ryan Price, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 ride. "There was an article recently that said I broke down stereotypes when I was elected president of my fraternity," says Ryan. "But to me... it was my 109 fraternity brothers who broke down stereotypes when they elected me, just because I'm me and it has nothing to do with my sexual orientation."
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Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette Sings
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Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette, Jr. sings a song before the 2011 Student Freedom Ride begins.
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Meet Peter Davis
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A profile of Peter Davis, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. "Every generation - the spirit of activism, the spirit of the more perfect union, and fighting for justice - needs to be reborn. It's not transmitted from every generation to the next one," says Peter. "Each generation needs to find inspiration to rekindle that spirit."
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Meet Robert Sgrignoli
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"Throughout my entire life, I haven't really been exposed to that much of civil rights history, and I think that a lot of college students today think we don't have power to make a change or a drastic change in society, but we really do," says Rob Sgrignoli, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride from May 6-16.
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Meet Tariq Meyers
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A profile of Tariq Meyers, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride from May 6-16. "I've always been told, from a young age, that it's my job to leave the world different than the way I came," Tariq says.
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