4 Films & TV Shows Set In Mississippi During The 1980s
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Mississippi Damned
Mississippi The 1980sWanting to escape was the easy part. — Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
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Ghosts of Mississippi
Mississippi The 1960s The 1980sA forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice. — In this film based on actual events, black activist Medgar Evers is murdered in 1963, and much of the evidence points toward white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. However, after two trials, De La Beckwith is acquitted twice by a jury of whites. Now, decades later in 1989, Evers' widow, Myrlie, thinks she has evidence to finally convict him. But no lawyer will touch the case except the young and brash Bobby DeLaughter.
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Freedom on My Mind
Mississippi The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990sIn 1961 Mississippi was a virtual South African enclave within the United States. Everything is segregated. There are virtually no black voters. Bob Moses, enters the state and the Voter Registration Project begins. The first black farmer who attempts to register is fatally shot by a Mississippi State Representative. But four years later, the registration is open. By 1990, Mississippi has more elected black officials than any other state in the union.
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Crossroads
Mississippi New York The 1980sWhere second best never gets a second chance. — A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.