Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion
03 Feb 2014
7:00 PM
South Ballroom, Memorial Union
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives 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, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Based on Raymond Arsenault's book, Freedom Riders tells the story of six months that changed America forever. Brian Behnken, associate professor of history, will lead a discussion immediately following the film. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
This film is part of the "Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle" series organized by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Bridging Cultures initiative. Launched in 2013 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, "Created Equal" aims to encourage public conversations about the changing meanings of freedom and equality in U.S. history.
Other events featured in the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series include:
[b]Let Freedom Ring - Carillon Concert[/b]
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 noon, Central Campus
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/31916] Slavery by Another Name - Documentary Film and Discussion[/url][/b]
Wednesday, January 15, 7:00 pm, South Ballroom, Memorial Union
[b]Community Birthday Celebration[/b]
Monday, January 20, 6:00 pm, Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames
Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition!
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/30453]Keynote Speaker: The History of White People - Nell Irvin Painter[/url][/b]
Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union
Nell Irvin Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and author of [i]The History of White People[/i].