Freedom Riders Doc Takes Home Three Emmys

The accolades continue for the civil rights documentary based on University of South Florida professor Ray Arsenault's book "Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice."

"Freedom Riders," which previously aired on PBS' American Experience this year, was awarded three Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.

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