Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)
A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Movie: Ghosts of Mississippi
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Bobby DeLaughter
Myrlie Evers
Byron De La Beckwith
Ed Peters
Peggy Lloyd
Burt DeLaughter
Claire DeLaughter
Charlie Crisco
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A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
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1996-12-20
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A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.
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