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89.7 WGBHApril 21, 2011

Original Freedom Riders Stop By WGBH

Original Freedom Riders In Studio

Callie Crossley talks with three of the original Freedom Riders, in advance of Freedom Riders, an American Experience film about a courageous band of civil rights activists who in 1961 challenged segregation in the South. The film premieres May 16 at 9pm on WGBH 2. The Callie Crossley Show airs weekdays at 1pm on 89.7 WGBH.

Learn more about Freedom Riders at wgbh.org. 

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