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c2011., PBS Distribution Call No: Civil Rights NF FRE Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This inspirational documentary is about a band of courageous civil-rights activists calling themselves the Freedom Riders. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, it chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
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-- Emmett Tillc2003., General, PBS Home Video PBS Home Video Call No: DVD 973.921 MUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social StudiesSummary Note: The shameful, sadistic murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.