Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961- 64.Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961- 64.Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961- 64.
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- Goofs(at around 17 mins) The narrator refers to 1960, when the Democratic party 'became a house divided' with 'John Kennedy occupying the White House.' Although Kennedy was elected in 1960, he did not 'occupy' the White House until after his swearing in ceremony on January 20, 1961.
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Curtis Hayes: You knew couldn't look at white women - look at them in the eye - without gettin' in trouble.
L.C. Dorsey: 'Cause you could be lynched for eye rape, which was really something that people believed in - that you were looking at a woman in a way that indicated that you had bad intentions toward her.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995)
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Should be required viewing for all Americans
So many documentaries are stiff and academic or so obviously manipulative... this is none of those things. It is so HUMAN, so REAL... and is such a powerful story of a fundamentally important period in the history of the USA, every bit as important as the Boston Tea Party or the "shot heard 'round the world" or that moment when "our flag was still there." These are perfectly ordinary people doing absolutely extraordinary things. Particular kudos to those in charge of research, who put together the archival footage - it absolutely immerses you in the time. As a Southerner, I heard things I still hear today... but I also was so inspired by the hard work and tenaciousness of the people who lead this movement - and the people who lead this movement were so imperfect, it makes it all the more glorious. Geesh but I loved this documentary!
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- $71,176
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,272
- Jun 26, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $71,176
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