American experience, a film by Stanley Nelson ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; a production of Firelight Films for American Experience
Type
Label
American experience, a film by Stanley Nelson ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; a production of Firelight Films for American Experience
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
American experience
Oclc number
729757683
Responsibility statement
a film by Stanley Nelson ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Laurens Grant ; original concept developed by Paul Taylor ; a production of Firelight Films for American Experience
Runtime
120
Summary
The story of the integrated group of college students who decided in the spring of 1961 to ride a Greyhound bus from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans to bring attention to racial inequity in the United States. Recounts the hostile reception they received in the segregated South, the support they gradually achieved from civil rights leaders and organizations, and how their actions eventually forced the United States government to enforce the law regarding desegregation in interstate travel and public accommodations
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
- African Americans + Segregation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Historical television programs
- Segregation in transportation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nonfiction television programs
Content
Composer
Director
Is Based On
Is Derivative Of
resource.screenwriter
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor8
- Genre2
- Subject8
- African Americans + Segregation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Historical television programs
- Segregation in transportation -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nonfiction television programs
- Content1
- Composer1
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Is Derivative Of1
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1