The True Story of Mississippi Burning

Episode aired Feb 8, 1999
TV-PG
52m

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7.6/10

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The True Story of Mississippi Burning (1999)

Biography Crime Documentary Drama History Mystery Thriller

The FBI investigates the nationally known case of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia Mississippi amid the tension of the civil right movement.The FBI investigates the nationally known case of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia Mississippi amid the tension of the civil right movement.The FBI investigates the nationally known case of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia Mississippi amid the tension of the civil right movement.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

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Trivia
At 7:21, the frame prominently displays the pull-chain for the black woman's ceiling light that has a loop of cord on the end; an obvious reference to a "hangman's noose", which represents the way many prejudiced whites felt about blacks at the time.

Goofs
The narrator states that the station wagon was "burned down to the metal", and the reprinted b&w news-camera footage shows the car's interior as being destroyed, yet the color recreation portion of the scene shows the seats intact and undamaged.