Please join us for the East St. Louis premiere of “Freedom Riders” and stay for a post-screening discussion with former Freedom Riders Genevieve Hughes Houghton and Thomas Armstrong.
About the Film
“Freedom Riders”, the movie (122 mins.) is based on the award-winning book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, and focuses on the campaign that went on to inspire a movement.
“Freedom Riders”, the movie (122 mins.) is based on the award-winning book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, and focuses on the campaign that went on to inspire a movement.
For more information about the movie, visit pbs.org.
This event is Free and Open to the public. Reservations are recommended.
For more information, please call 312.422.5580 or email events@prairie.org.