Boston Premiere of WGBH's 'Freedom Riders'
From noon-6pm, WGBH holds an open house at its Studios, featuring the exhibition and a book signing with Ray Arsenault, author of Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. The open house, which is free and open to the general public, also includes a Q&A with original Rider Bernard Lafayette Jr. and Arsenault.
That evening, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum hosts the Boston premiere of Freedom Riders, the film from WGBH’s history series American Experience. Following the screening, 89.7 WGBH Radio’s Callie Crossley moderates discussion with the panel of original Riders Genevieve Hughes Houghton and Lafayette Jr.
For additional information on the film and to watch a trailer, please visit: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
For bios on participating Riders, please visit: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/people
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5:30pm: Boston premiere of the film Freedom Riders, a production of WGBH’s American Experience. Moderated by Callie Crossley, host of 89.7 WGBH Radio’s The Callie Crossley Show
7:30pm: Panel with original Riders Genevieve Hughes Houghton and Bernard Lafayette Jr.
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
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Columbia Point, Boston, MA, 02125 map
Phone: 617-514-1643
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125
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- The event is free, but reservations are strongly recommended. To make reservations visit the Kennedy Presidential Library web page at www.jfklibrary.org or call (617) 514-1643.
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