Day 10: Erica Shekell
Erika Shekell's video captures the final moments of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride upon its arrival in New Orleans.
Day 7: Sarah Cheshire
Student Freedom Rider Sarah Cheshire interviews original riders Jim Zwerg and Joan Mulholland about the importance of music in the movement.
Day 8: Francisco Diaz
2011 student freedom rider Francisco Diaz asks his fellow riders what music inspires them.
Day 7 at the 16th Street Church
A time lapse shot of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where in 1963 a bombing killed four African-American girls. The students attend a concert in the church by the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir on Day 7 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
Michael Tubbs Speaks at Jim Hill High School
Student freedom rider Michael Tubbs speaks to students at Jim Hill High School on Day 10 of the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
Day 9: Doaa Dorgham
Doaa Dorgham films her fellow Student Freedom Riders' doing their own "freedom dances."
Day 10: Karl Kumodzi
Karl Kumodzi shows the enthusiastic welcome received by the 2011 Student Freedom Ride in New Orleans on the final day of the ride.
Day 9: JoyEllen Freeman
Student Freedom Rider JoyEllen Freeman interviews Montgomery, AL native Stephanie Burton.
Interview with Linda Edquist
In her work as a conservation specialist at the National Postal Museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., Linda Edquist has worked to preserve countless letters and other objects in the museum's enormous collection. How can you use some conservation techniques on your letters at home? Watch Linda demonstrate, in 2001 this video interview.
Interview with Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project, which honors those who have served the nation in wartime by preserving their letters. He is the author of War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from America's Wars, which inspired the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary. Hear about Andy's interest in preserving letters and some of the behind-the-scenes stories of the Legacy Project.
Day 10: Rachael DeMarce
Student Freedom Rider Rachael DeMarce places her name on the Wall of Tolerance at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, AL.
2011 Student Freedom Ride
American Experience Invites college students to "Get on the Bus." Be one of 40 college students to join original Freedom Riders in retracing the 1961 Rides.
Day 10: Benjameen Quarless
Benjameen Quarless describes three things he has learned on the 2011 Student Freedom Ride.
Day 8: Meghna Chandra
Student Freedom Rider Meghna Chandra shares some of her favorite moments from Day 8 of the 2011 Ride.
Lu-Anne Haukaas Lopez: Student Freedom Rider
An introductory video to Lu-Anne Haukaas Lopez, one of the forty Student Freedom Riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. From May 6-16, college students will join original Freedom Riders in retracing the 1961 Rides from Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA.
Nathan Roberson: Student Freedom Rider
An introductory video to Nathan Roberson, one of the forty Student Freedom Riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. From May 6-16, college students will join original Freedom Riders in retracing the 1961 Rides from Washington, DC to New Orleans, LA.
Helen and Bob Singleton
Original Freedom Riders Helen and Bob Singleton revisit the site of their 1961 arrest in Jackson, Mississippi.
Day 9: Carla Orendorff
Carla Orendorff films her fellow 2011 Student Freedom Riders writing messages on the sidewalk in chalk.
Day 9: Rachael DeMarce
Rachael describes how the application for the 2011 Student Freedom Ride was the catalyst for a special conversation with her grandmother.
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