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Freedom summer, American Experience Films ; Firelight Films

Label
Freedom summer, American Experience Films ; Firelight Films
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TV-PG
Main title
Freedom summer
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
879579973
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience on June 24, 2014
Responsibility statement
American Experience Films ; Firelight Films
Runtime
120
Summary
"In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over 10 memorable weeks known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in one of the nation's most segregated states ... even in the face of intimidation, physical violence, and death"--Container
Technique
live action
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