Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion

Date/Time:	Monday, 03 Feb 2014 at 7:00 pm
Location:	South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
Contact:
Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures Student activities
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From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

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This film is part of the "Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle" series organized by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Bridging Cultures initiative. Launched in 2013 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, "Created Equal" aims to encourage public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in U.S. history.