The evening concludes with a PBS promo for "2011 Student Freedom Ride," which encourages students to apply to take part in an upcoming bus ride with Freedom Riders as they retrace their historic journey through the South. with the Freedom Riders and the future of classroom education programs concerning the Freedom Riders. Questions from the audience then lead to a discussion of the following topics among others: the elaborate planning that went into the civil rights movement how lessons from civil rights demonstrations can be applied to today's social problems the level of involvement by Martin Luther King Jr. The panelists touch on such topics as: what inspired Nelson to make the film Dresner's diverse reasons for participating in the Freedom Rides “petty” struggles and opposition that blacks faced in the '60s the effectiveness of non-violent protests Lafayette's recollections of "being fearless" during the Freedom Rides measures undertaken to ensure the film’s accuracy Nelson’s interview with former Governor of Alabama John Patterson and the background of Janie Forsyth McKinney, a young girl who took water to victims when a Freedom Riders bus was burned by the Ku Klux Klan in 1961 in Anniston, Alabama. Smith introduces the panelists: Nelson and freedom riders Rabbi Israel Dresner, former assistant attorney general for civil rights John Doar, and Rev. Janie Forsyth McKinney was twelve years old when the Freedom Riders came through her hometown of Anniston, Alabama, on May 14, 1961. (For synopsis and credits, see ACCNUM 104048).Īfter the screening, Ron Simon (television curator, The Paley Center for Media) introduces moderator Danyel Smith (editor-in-chief, Vibe magazine). He introduces producer/director/writer Stanley Nelson, who sets up the film, which is then screened in its entirety. She then brings Mark Samels (executive producer, "American Experience") to the stage. Host Christy Carpenter (executive vice president and chief operating officer, The Paley Center for Media) offers opening remarks. This seminar examines "Freedom Riders," an episode of the documentary series “American Experience” that tells of young men and women in the early '60s who sought to end racial segregation for interstate travel. As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. One in a series of seminars presented by The Paley Center for Media in New York as part of its DOCFEST 2010 Television Documentary Festival. Interview with Janie Forsyth McKinney, 1 of 2. PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, THE: DOCFEST 2010: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: FREEDOM RIDERS Summary
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