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 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."
Day 2: Robert Sgrignoli
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.
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: Carla's
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."
Day 1: Zilong Wang
Zilong Wang, 2011 Student Freedom Rider, interviews fellow international student Bakhrom Ismoilov on Day 1.
Day 1: Carla Orendorff
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."
Day 1: Stephanie Burton
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."
2011 Student Freedom Ride Kickoff
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.
Meet Ryan Price
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."
Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette Sings
Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette, Jr. sings a song before the 2011 Student Freedom Ride begins.
Meet Peter Davis
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."
Meet Robert Sgrignoli
"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.
Meet Tariq Meyers
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.
Meet Zilong Wang
A profile of Zilong Wang, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride in May 2011. "China is going through many of the similar periods as America has gone through 50 years ago," Zilong says. "There's a lot to be learned from America's mistake and its success."
Meet Liliana Astiz
A profile of Liliana Astiz, one of the 40 student freedom riders participating in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. "The more you take control of what your life is, and the more you take control of what your future becomes," Lily says, "the more you begin to see how much power you really do have."
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