Stanley Nelson’s Emmy Award winning documentary recounts the organization, intentions and lasting influence of mostly young college students who challenged segregation in the Deep South in 1961. Although they were prepared, no one truly expected the degree of violence they encountered. In this documentary, you hear the voices of those who were involved, during the experience and later, sharing exactly what happened.
Stanley Nelson is “the foremost chronicler of the African American experience in nonfiction film today”. He is a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow, and in 2016 received a Peabody Award for his body of work.
KPFA gratefully acknowledges his permission to air the audio portion of The Freedom Riders.
