Ghosts of Mississippi, a movie directed by Rob Reiner, was created in late 1996. This might affect the version of history portrayed in this movie because the views and beliefs of the movies creators were different at this time. For example, the country as a whole was generally more racist. The movie, a true story depiction of the murder of Medgar Evers, takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s. The setting then flashes forward 25 years to the re-trial of the murder case in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The 1960s saw the beginning of the civil rights movement, a progressive movement advocating for the equal rights of all persons living in the United States. At this time, legislation existed, basically against black people. One well-known civil rights …show more content…
Other important characters include the murderer, Byron De La Beckwith, played by James Woods and Dixie DeLaughter, Bobby’s wife played by Virginia Madsen. The move is set in 1990’s Jackson, Mississippi, a majority white community. Black people were not viewed as equal with the rest of the white population and they faced discrimination in a range of ways, varying from name calling to murderer to hangings. There was slight tension between the upper and lower classes. The lower class, as highlighted in the movie was made up of black citizens.
In the movie, Bobby DeLaughter works together with Myrlie Evers to bring the case of Medgar Evers’s murder to justice. Even though he faced humiliation and violence to his children for working on the case, Bobby DeLaughter worked hard to take the case to another level, finding new evidence to take the murderer down. I think that the group of people that would enjoy this movie the most would be black people, because the minority blacks in the movie took a large step forward in terms of civil
The 1960s saw the beginning of the civil rights movement, a progressive movement advocating for the equal rights of all persons living in the United States. At this time, legislation existed, basically against black people. One well-known civil rights …show more content…
Other important characters include the murderer, Byron De La Beckwith, played by James Woods and Dixie DeLaughter, Bobby’s wife played by Virginia Madsen. The move is set in 1990’s Jackson, Mississippi, a majority white community. Black people were not viewed as equal with the rest of the white population and they faced discrimination in a range of ways, varying from name calling to murderer to hangings. There was slight tension between the upper and lower classes. The lower class, as highlighted in the movie was made up of black citizens.
In the movie, Bobby DeLaughter works together with Myrlie Evers to bring the case of Medgar Evers’s murder to justice. Even though he faced humiliation and violence to his children for working on the case, Bobby DeLaughter worked hard to take the case to another level, finding new evidence to take the murderer down. I think that the group of people that would enjoy this movie the most would be black people, because the minority blacks in the movie took a large step forward in terms of civil