Murder in Mississippi
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Groundbreaking investigative documentary on the murder of the Mississippi 3
This is a painstakingly researched and very interesting documentary on the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner during the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. It is really far better and much more interesting (and disturbing) than the far less probing, FBI-boosting dramatised film versions of this event - Mississippi Burning and the TV drama also called Murder in Mississippi. This doco looks not only at the murder but at the intricate web of groups and individuals involved, including the state of Mississippi itself. Sadly it also reveals the involvement of blacks informing on civil rights workers, presumably for the cash, thus contributing substantially to these murders.
These three executions were but a small portion of the murders occurring in the South and received such attention due to the fact that whites were, in this case, killed (when dredging a local swamp for the bodies they found nine other black males murdered in separate incidents).
This is much more than an overview of the event but a probing and fascinating effort. Given that this documentary exposes some ugly hidden truths (and identities some would obviously prefer hidden), it is suspicious that 5 out of 8 people have rated it 1 out of 10 without leaving a comment, especially as it is obviously not rubbish. Perhaps there are parties who would like to discourage others witnessing the truths exposed here.
These three executions were but a small portion of the murders occurring in the South and received such attention due to the fact that whites were, in this case, killed (when dredging a local swamp for the bodies they found nine other black males murdered in separate incidents).
This is much more than an overview of the event but a probing and fascinating effort. Given that this documentary exposes some ugly hidden truths (and identities some would obviously prefer hidden), it is suspicious that 5 out of 8 people have rated it 1 out of 10 without leaving a comment, especially as it is obviously not rubbish. Perhaps there are parties who would like to discourage others witnessing the truths exposed here.
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- ivan-166
- Nov 30, 2009
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