Mississippi Burning is a movie based on series of events that happen in Mississippi in 1964. It was a historic period during which segregation and racial discrimination dominated and civil rights movements were held almost universally to fight for the rights of “blacks” in America. At the same time, there was the presence of dominant racial groups such as the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) and some corrupted authorities (police, administrative figures, judges, etc.) who possessed great influence over almost everyone in town, used their power to influence, dominate, terrify and create panic on mostly blacks people. This paper main focus is to briefly elaborate on five points: Tactics used by the KKK, Tactics used by the FBI in their investigations, KKK activities as act of terrorism or simple crime, and finally the principle behind the FBI solving the case.
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that focuses on white supremacy and terrorizes other groups. An example of the Ku Klux Klan is a group of men who are anti-black, anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic. The Ku Klux Klan has been torturing and harassing Black people living in America since black people first entered America as slaves in the 1870’s. In the movie, the KKK use intimidation, violence, killings, vandalisms against black people. They used acts of terrorism such as bombings of black schools and churches, burned black people houses, chased and killed them by hanging them, shooting or afflicting severe pain on them. In other words, I think the KKK focus was to terrorize and kill all African American or blacks. The movie starts with a group of KKK men chasing and killed for no good reasons three men that were driving in a car fighting or advocating for civil
that focuses on white supremacy and terrorizes other groups. An example of the Ku Klux Klan is a group of men who are anti-black, anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic. The Ku Klux Klan has been torturing and harassing Black people living in America since black people first entered America as slaves in the 1870’s. In the movie, the KKK use intimidation, violence, killings, vandalisms against black people. They used acts of terrorism such as bombings of black schools and churches, burned black people houses, chased and killed them by hanging them, shooting or afflicting severe pain on them. In other words, I think the KKK focus was to terrorize and kill all African American or blacks. The movie starts with a group of KKK men chasing and killed for no good reasons three men that were driving in a car fighting or advocating for civil