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The Bus (1965) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1965 · 62 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Haskell Wexler
- Starring
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Members of a Bay Area chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality travel on a chartered Greyhound bus across the country to attend the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Filmmaker Haskell Wexler follows the San Francisco delegation, filming conversations and scenes that capture the drama and significance of this civil‑rights pilgrimage.
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