Freedom Summer
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.
Videos
Top cast
Anthony Harris
Self - Mississippi Resident
Bruce Watson
Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'
Karin Kunstler Goldman
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Julian Bond
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Dudley Connor
Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)
Dorothy Zellner
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Peggy Jean Connor
Self - Mississippi Resident
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Patti Miller
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Tracy Sugarman
Self
Larry Rubin
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Rita Schwerner Bender
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Hollis Watkins
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wally Butterworth
Self - Racist Radio Host (archive footage)
William Winter
Self - Treasurer of Mississippi 1964-1968
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 17, 2014
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Original language
- EN
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