Freedom summer : Mississippi. 1964 / American Experience Films ; Firelight Films ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Cyndee Readdean ; series producer, Susan Bellows ; a Firelight Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.

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"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 th...

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Uniform Title:	American experience (Television program). Freedom summer. Season 26 Episode 6.
Main Author:	Phillips, Tom, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	American Experience Films (Production company) Firelight Films (Firm) (Production company) WGBH Educational Foundation (Production company) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Broadcaster) PBS Distribution (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director) Readdean, Cyndee (Film producer) Bellows, Susan (Television producer) Grimberg, Sharon (Television producer) Samels, Mark (Television producer) Taormina, Catherine (Voice actor) Hopson, Brian (Voice actor) Tunsil, Aljernon (Editor of moving image work) Rossi, Antonio (Cinematographer) (director of photography.)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Published:	[Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2014]
Edition:	Wide screen version.
Subjects:	African Americans > Suffrage > Mississippi > History > 20th century. Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century. Ethnicity > Mississippi > 20th century. Political activists > Mississippi > 20th century. Racism against Black people > Mississippi > History > 20th century. Mississippi > Race relations > History > 20th century. African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > History > 20th century. Civil rights workers > Mississippi > History > 20th century. African Americans > Civil rights. African Americans > Suffrage. Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Ethnicity. Political activists. Race relations. Racism against Black people. Mississippi. 1900-1999 Television programs > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Feature films. Documentary television programs. History.
Genre:	Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Feature films. Documentary television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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