Freedom Riders
Feb 01, 2010 · 1h 57m
Director
Stanley NelsonOverview
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.
Cast of Freedom Riders
Raymond ArsenaultSelf - Author of 'Freedom Riders'- Genevieve HoughtonSelf - Freedom Rider
- Gordon CareySelf - Core staff
- Derek CatsamSelf - Historian
John LewisSelf - Freedom Rider
Diane NashSelf - Student, Fisk University- Charles PersonSelf - Freedom Rider
- Sangernetta Gilbert BushSelf - Montgomery resident
John SeigenthalerSelf - Nashville resident- John PattersonSelf - Governor of Alabama 1959-1963
- Clayborne CarsonSelf - Historian
- James LawsonSelf - Nashville Christian Leadership Council
- Jerry Ivor MooreSelf - Freedom Rider
- Hank ThomasSelf - Freedom Rider
- Moses NewsonSelf - Journalist (as Moses J. Newson)
- Evan ThomasSelf - Robert F. Kennedy Biographer
- Mae F. Moultrie HowardSelf - Freedom Rider
- Brandt AyersSelf - Journalist
- Janie Forsyth McKinneySelf - Anniston resident
- Gary Thomas RoweSelf - FBI informant
- Diane McWhorterSelf - Writer
- Ted GaffneySelf - Photographer
- Harris WoffordSelf - Assistant to President Kennedy
- Jim ZwergSelf - Exchange student, Fisk University
- Frederick LeonardSelf - Student, Tennessee State University
- C.T. VivianSelf - Nashville Christian Leadership Council
- Bernard LaFayette Jr.Self - Student, American Baptist Theological Seminary
- William HarbourSelf - Freedom Rider
- Catherine Burks-BrooksSelf - Freedom Rider
- Delores BoydSelf - Montgomery resident
- Tommy GilesSelf - Aide to governor Patterson
- Joan MulhollandSelf - Freedom Rider
- Ernest Patton Jr.Self - Freedom Rider (as Ernest 'Rip' Patton Jr.)
- Pauline Knight-OfosuSelf - Freedom Rider
- Israel DresnerSelf - Rabbi, Freedom Rider
- Glenda Gaither DavisSelf - Freedom Rider
Crew of Freedom Riders
About Freedom Riders
What is Freedom Riders about?
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.
When was Freedom Riders released?
Freedom Riders was released on February 1, 2010.
How long is Freedom Riders?
Freedom Riders runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
Who directed Freedom Riders?
Freedom Riders was directed by Stanley Nelson.
Who is in the cast of Freedom Riders?
The cast of Freedom Riders includes Raymond Arsenault (Self - Author of 'Freedom Riders'), Genevieve Houghton (Self - Freedom Rider), Gordon Carey (Self - Core staff), Derek Catsam (Self - Historian) and John Lewis (Self - Freedom Rider).