Don’t Forget, you can see me on The American Experience: Freedom Riders on PBS tonight. It’s on at 9 Eastern, 8 central in most markets. As they say, check your local listings for the original broadcast and re-showings.
Freedom’s Main Line is out in paperback soon. Order your copy now!
You should also check out this feature in The New York Times on the film’s director, Stanley Nelson (not only a world-class documentarian, but a great man as well) and this piece on CNN exploring how the Freedom Riders might have influenced the new generation of Arab protest leaders.
The reviews have been pouring in as well. Yours truly gets mentioned in the San Antonio Express News and Popmatters.
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