Mississippi

Mississippi Burning is a film that portrays the true events of three civil rights activists being murdered in Mississippi in 1964. The title, “Mississippi Burning,” refers to both the burning of crosses and buildings, as well as the actions of two agents that ignite a destructive fire which consumes the town. This story occurs within…

The role of the Mississippi River in Huck Finn is crucial as it drives the entire story and uncovers numerous adventures. In both fiction and reality, rivers are symbolic of life, transformation, progress, and optimism due to their constant movement. The river serves as the backdrop for countless stories. It carries water, an essential element…

Ghost of Mississippi is a movie that deals with a sensitive racial issue. It was released around 1996 with a very strong theme and interesting appearance of each cast. Starred by Alec Baldwin as Bobby DeLaughter, James Woods as Byron De La Beckwith, Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, James Pickens, Jr. as Medgar Evers and…

Two Views of the Mississippi” described a river from two different perspectives. The comparisons, however, were not of the river; but from the eyes of a passenger uneducated in the nature of steam boating. While the passenger saw the river’s pure, natural beauty, the experienced pilot saw that the beauty as a way of learning….

Anne Moody Coming of Age in MississippiThe autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. Moody chose to start at the beginning – when she was four-years-old, the child of poor sharecroppers working for a white farmer. She overcomes obstacles…

Myrlie Evers worked for the conviction of the white supremacist who murdered her husband, heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers, through two hung juries and over thirty years. “Ghosts of Mississippi teems with the carefully recreated details of a relentless quest for justice and features special appearances by three children of Medgar Evers and Rev….

The Union is unified once again, but the troubles are far from over. In 1865, the 13th amendment of the Bill of Rights abolished slavery, 1866 the 14th amendment gave these freed slaves citizenship, and in 1 866 the 15th amendment gave freed male slaves the rights to vote. Even with these rights, slaves were…