This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, 'Freedom Riders' challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarmingly simple act.

• American Experience Films
• Raymond Arsenault
• Genevieve Houghton
• Gordon Carey
• Derek Catsam
• John Lewis
• Diane Nash
• Charles Person
• Sangernetta Gilbert Bush