Movies and TvShows featuring "freedom-rider" theme.

The movie portrays the life of Jane Pittman, an African-American woman who survives slavery and witnesses major events in American history, including the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. Through a series of interviews with a journalist, she shares her experiences and struggles with racism and discrimination in the Deep South.

Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.

An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland is a documentary that tells the inspiring story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a white woman who dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights during the tumultuous era of the 1960s. From her participation in the freedom rides to her involvement in the March on Washington, Mulholland's bravery and resilience are showcased as she navigates the dangerous and racially-charged landscape of the civil rights movement.

A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.

In the mob-controlled town of Phenix City, Alabama in the 1950s, a crusading lawyer is assassinated after he is elected attorney general on a platform of 'Man Against Crime'. His son reluctantly takes his place, vowing to clean up Phenix City and find his father's killers. Later he uses the race issue to be elected governor so that he can continue his fight against the mob. But his stand as a segregationist leads to tragic results.

A portrait of social activist and former Georgia legislator Julian Bond