Freedom Summer (2014)
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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Anthony HarrisSelf - Mississippi ResidentRobert MosesSelfBruce WatsonSelf - Author of 'Freedom Summer'Karin Kunstler GoldmanSelf - Freedom Summer VolunteerDudley ConnorSelf - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)Dorothy ZellnerSelf - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Julian BondSelf - Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteePeggy Jean ConnorSelf - Mississippi ResidentGwendolyn Zoharah SimmonsSelf - Freedom Summer VolunteerPatti MillerSelf - Freedom Summer VolunteerTracy SugarmanSelfLarry RubinSelf - Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeMovie DNA
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What is Freedom Summer about?
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.
How long is Freedom Summer?
Freedom Summer has a runtime of 113 minutes.