Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ404322
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Burning Mississippi: Letters Home, Hollywood History.
Yarrow, Michael
Appalachian Journal, v17 n1 p50-58 Fall 1989
Recollects summer 1964, when hundreds of civil rights workers went to Mississippi to aid Black voter registration. Points out that the movie "Mississippi Burning" ignores the courageous struggle of Mississippi Blacks and, instead, presents a disempowering version of history focusing on violent White males (the Klan and the FBI). (SV)
Descriptors: Activism, Black History, Civil Rights, Film Criticism, Personal Narratives, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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