My Anniston Edward Wood

Summary Edward Wood is a an 84-year-old African American man, a veteran of the US Navy and the American Civil Rights Movement, and one of a few who personally witnessed the 1961 Freedom Riders Greyhound bus burning by an angry mob of Ku Klux Klan members in Anniston, Alabama. Wood tells his inspiring, spiritual and often humorous life story from his living room, as well as locations around Anniston that were the scenes of both violence and victory in the struggle for equal rights for African Americans in the deep Jim Crow South of the 50's and 60's. My Anniston Edward Wood is 60 minutes of very compelling stories in the great tradition of American oral history. View more details

My Anniston Edward Wood

Directed : Stan Arthur

Written : Unknown

Stars : Edward Wood

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Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : May 19, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Anniston, Alabama, USA

Summary Edward Wood is a an 84-year-old African American man, a veteran of the US Navy and the American Civil Rights Movement, and one of a few who personally witnessed the 1961 Freedom Riders Greyhound bus burning by an angry mob of Ku Klux Klan members in Anniston, Alabama. Wood tells his inspiring, spiritual and often humorous life story from his living room, as well as locations around Anniston that were the scenes of both violence and victory in the struggle for equal rights for African Americans in the deep Jim Crow South of the 50's and 60's. My Anniston Edward Wood is 60 minutes of very compelling stories in the great tradition of American oral history. View more details

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : May 19, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Anniston, Alabama, USA

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