Bibliograph

American experience, Mississippi, 1964, American Experience Films ; Firelight Films ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Cyndee Readdean ; a Firelight Films production for American Experience

Type

Label

American experience, Mississippi, 1964, American Experience Films ; Firelight Films ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Cyndee Readdean ; a Firelight Films production for American Experience

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TV-PG

Main title

American experience

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

879579973

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast by PBS June 24, 2014

Responsibility statement

American Experience Films ; Firelight Films ; written, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; produced by Cyndee Readdean ; a Firelight Films production for American Experience

Runtime

120

Sub title

Mississippi, 1964

Summary

"In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over 10 memorable weeks known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in one of the nation's most segregated states ... even in the face of intimidation, physical violence, and death"--Container

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Freedom summer, Mississippi, 1964

Classification