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Freedom Riders

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/08/2020
3.5/4.0
Nelson recruited the participation of many of the surviving riders themselves. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Merin About.com 05/17/2011
4/5
Stanley Nelson's Freedom Riders profiles and pays tribute to civil rights activists who risked life and limb in nonviolent protest against segregation in the Deep South. Go to Full Review
Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune 10/12/2010
5/5
Director/writer Stanley Nelsons exhaustive, exhilirating portrait of those terrible events crystallizes a moment in the grand American experiment with stunning clarity and power. Go to Full Review
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01/25/2022 Easily one of the top ten best movies ever. See more 06/20/2017 An Unprecedented Change To American History That Reverberates In Communities (Particularly The Deep South) Still Today. It Was An Interesting Time, So Very Recent, Yet So Hard To Relate To Because Times, Well They Are A-Changin'..There Is A Good Mix Of Real-Life Footage & Interviews That Drive This Insightful Documentary. See more 05/27/2015 This movie is the best movie IS have watched. See more 02/05/2012 Many times gruesome and heartbreaking, but inspiring, nevertheless. Everyone should know of this part of American history. See more 10/24/2011 Inspiring Film. This documentary taught me a lot of things I didn't know. As many films I have watched no one has laid information on the table like this movie did. See more 10/12/2010 i have seen it and loved it See more Read all reviews
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Director
Chris Kitchen