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Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

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Jan 17, 20141h 53minUS
7.2
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Synopsis

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.

TitleFreedom Summer
RealesedJan 17, 2014
WriterN/A
DirectorStanley Nelson
CountryUnited States of America
CompaniesGBH
Anthony Harris

Anthony Harris

Self - Mississippi Resident
Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson

Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'
Karin Kunstler Goldman

Karin Kunstler Goldman

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Dudley Connor

Dudley Connor

Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)
Dorothy Zellner

Dorothy Zellner

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Peggy Jean Connor

Peggy Jean Connor

Self - Mississippi Resident
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons

Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Patti Miller

Patti Miller

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Tracy Sugarman

Tracy Sugarman

Self
Larry Rubin

Larry Rubin

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Rita Schwerner Bender

Rita Schwerner Bender

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Hollis Watkins

Hollis Watkins

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wally Butterworth

Wally Butterworth

Self - Racist Radio Host (archive footage)
William Winter

William Winter

Self - Treasurer of Mississippi 1964-1968
William J. Simmons

William J. Simmons

Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council (archive footage)
William Scarborough

William Scarborough

Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council
John Dittmer

John Dittmer

Self - Historian
Charlie Cobb

Charlie Cobb

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Ivanhoe Donaldson

Ivanhoe Donaldson

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Bob Moses

Bob Moses

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Charles McLaurin

Charles McLaurin

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
James Forman

James Forman

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Edwin King

Edwin King

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer

Self (archive footage)
Amzie Moore

Amzie Moore

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory

Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage)
Allen C. Thompson

Allen C. Thompson

Self - Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (archive footage)
Linda Wetmore Halpern

Linda Wetmore Halpern

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Susan Brownmiller

Susan Brownmiller

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Theron C. Lynd

Theron C. Lynd

Self - Registrar of Voters, Forrest County, Mississippi
Dave Dennis

Dave Dennis

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Daisy Harris

Daisy Harris

Self - Mississippi Resident
Roscoe Jones

Roscoe Jones

Self - Mississippi Resident
Walt Kaufman

Walt Kaufman

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer (archive footage)
Chris Hexter

Chris Hexter

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Ross Barnett

Ross Barnett

Self - Former Governor of Mississippi (archive footage)
Barbara Jan Nave

Barbara Jan Nave

Self - Miss Mississippi 1963
Malva Heffner

Malva Heffner

Self (archive footage)
Albert Heffner

Albert Heffner

Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Self
Ben Chaney

Ben Chaney

Self (archive footage)
Victoria Gray-Adams

Victoria Gray-Adams

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer (archive footage)
Aaron Henry

Aaron Henry

Self - Co-Founder, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Joe Rauh

Joe Rauh

Self (archive footage)
Sherwin Markman

Sherwin Markman

Self - Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966-68
Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch

Self - Historian
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)
Edith Green

Edith Green

Self - Congresswoman, Democratic Party (archive footage)
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