American Experience S8E5 — Freedom on My Mind

7.1

American Experience•Season 8•Episode 5

Freedom on My Mind

7.1/10 · 21 votesJan 15, 199655 min

Ranked #7 of 9 in Season 8•−0.2 vs season avg

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In the summer of 1964, two groups converged in Mississippi: one mostly young, white and well educated from out of state; the other, African Americans who lived in the most violently segregated state. Recruits in a nonviolent army, together they fought the white political establishment

Directed byMarilyn Mulford, Connie Field

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E1 7.1

Murder of the Century

E2 7.0

Edison's Miracle of Light

Chicago 1968

The Orphan Trains

Freedom on My Mind

Daley: The Last Boss

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

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The Wright Stuff

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Spy in the Sky

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Marilyn Mulford

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Connie Field

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Episode Summary

"Freedom on My Mind" is episode 5 of American Experience season 8. It scored 7.1/10 from 21 votes, ranking #7 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Marilyn Mulford, Connie Field, it aired on January 15, 1996.

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