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Charles Jones
1m 53s
"This Little Light of Mine," by Charles Jones and the 2011 Student Freedom Riders.
American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Video description: In May of 1961, the Freedom Riders crossed into Mississippi. They entered a white only waiting room in Jackson and were arrested. They were sent to Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Prison and continued their protest from inside.
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