Summer in Mississippi (1965)

Directed by

Beryl Fox

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

27 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary captures the lives of civil rights workers and Black residents in Mississippi during the summer of 1965. It shows their efforts and the tense atmosphere surrounding voter registration and desegregation.

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What happens

Summer in Mississippi is a 1965 Canadian cinéma-vérité documentary short from Beryl Fox, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and first shown on This Hour Has Seven Days. It won the award for Best Film, TV Information, at the 17th Canadian Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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