Freedom Summer
7.2
2014-01-17
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.
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In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.
Released
2014-01-17
Runtime
113
Director
Stanley Nelson
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
Language
English
Production
GBH
Firelight Films
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Anthony Harris
Anthony HarrisBruce Watson
Bruce WatsonKarin Kunstler Goldman
Karin Kunstler Goldman
Julian Bond
Julian BondDudley Connor
Dudley ConnorDorothy Zellner
Dorothy ZellnerPeggy Jean Connor
Peggy Jean ConnorGwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
Gwendolyn Zoharah SimmonsPatti Miller
Patti MillerTracy Sugarman
Tracy SugarmanLarry Rubin
Larry RubinRita Schwerner Bender
Rita Schwerner BenderHollis Watkins
Hollis WatkinsWally Butterworth
Wally ButterworthWilliam Winter
William WinterWilliam J. Simmons
William J. SimmonsWilliam Scarborough
William ScarboroughJohn Dittmer
John DittmerCharlie Cobb
Charlie Cobb
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes NortonIvanhoe Donaldson
Ivanhoe DonaldsonBob Moses
Bob MosesCharles McLaurin
Charles McLaurinJames Forman
James FormanEdwin King
Edwin KingFannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou HamerAmzie Moore
Amzie Moore
Dick Gregory
Dick GregoryBob Clark
Bob ClarkAllen C. Thompson
Allen C. ThompsonLinda Wetmore Halpern
Linda Wetmore HalpernSusan Brownmiller
Susan BrownmillerChris Williams
Chris WilliamsTheron C. Lynd
Theron C. LyndDave Dennis
Dave DennisDaisy Harris
Daisy HarrisRoscoe Jones
Roscoe JonesWalt Kaufman
Walt KaufmanChris Hexter
Chris HexterRoss Barnett
Ross BarnettBarbara Jan Nave
Barbara Jan NaveMalva Heffner
Malva HeffnerAlbert Heffner
Albert Heffner
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Pete Seeger
Pete SeegerBen Chaney
Ben ChaneyVictoria Gray-Adams
Victoria Gray-AdamsAaron Henry
Aaron HenryJoe Rauh
Joe RauhSherwin Markman
Sherwin Markman
Taylor Branch
Taylor Branch
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.Edith Green
Edith Green