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From the film Freedom Riders: Victory for Nonviolence,...

Clip: Season 23 Episode 11 | 1m 6s

Rabbi Dresser and Delore Boyd comment on the power of nonviolent methods. Boyd points out that the tenacity of white participants opened her eyes to the fact that white people were not all the same.

Aired: 09/19/08

Rating: NR

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