Freedom Riders Re-Enactment

American Experience Invites College Students to "Get on the Bus" Be one of 40 college students to join original Freedom Riders in retracing the 1961 Rides May 6-16, 2011: Washington, DC to Jackson, MS

TCR NEWS BREAK: American Experience Invites College Students to “Get on the Bus” Be one of 40 college students to join original Freedom Riders in retracing the 1961 Rides May 6-16, 2011: Washington, DC to Jackson, MS

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We wanted to let you know that the PBS series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is looking for 40 extraordinary college students committed to social and civic engagement to take part in the 2011 Student Freedom Ride, in conjunction with the May 2011 broadcast of Stanley Nelson’s FREEDOM RIDERS. Accompanied by original Freedom Riders, forty college students will be chosen to participate in the bus ride through the South, retracing the original routes. The Ride will take place from May 6 - 16, 2011 in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the original rides. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is looking for 40 college students to join a 10-day journey of a lifetime --complete info on the Ride, additional outreach activities, and how to apply follows.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/2011/?page_id=2
Students can apply online at http://www.pbs.org/freedomriders.

For additional information click HERE: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/2011/?page_id=2