Freedom Riders: Part 1
Event Details
55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Contact Name: Alicia RH Mayberry
Email: amayberry@blackiowa.org
Phone: 3198622101
Website: http://www.blackiowa.org/
Event Description
Join us for part 1 of the powerful documentary “Freedom Riders.” Come see the ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever.
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, sorely testing their belief in nonviolent activism. This film features testimony from a fascinating cast of central characters, the Riders themselves, the state and federal government officials, and the journalists who witnessed the Ride firsthand.
