Freedom Riders

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.

John Lewis

Self - Freedom Rider

Clayborne Carson

Self - Historian

Harris Wofford

Self - Assistant to President Kennedy

C.T. Vivian

Self - Nashville Christian Leadership Council