'Emmy-winning director
Sam Pollard
discusses his documentary
Two Trains Runnin’ which weaves together the political and cultural efforts of two groups of young people during the “Freedom Summer” of 1964. Two groups of musicians and obsessed music fans traveled to Mississippi in search of Blues legends
Skip James and
Son House, who hadn’t recorded in decades. These quests ended in the volatile state of Mississippi during the protests of the Freedom Summer.' --
+The Leonard Lopate Show from WNYC
Published on December 04, 2016 06:10