Mississippi_Burning

Mississippi Burning Mississippi Burning As one can imagine, the south was rampant with racial unrest in 1964. This was a time when Martin Luther King was urging people to protest the racial divisions that were tearing the country apart. His message was to be sent through peaceful protests and persuasive speeches. This was also a time when more and more citizens of different ethnicities were coming together to spread the word that the nation, as a whole, would not stand for racial inequality anymore. These people were called civil rights activists. Mississippi Burning begins with the disappearance of three civil rights activists in Mississippi. Two of them are Jewish and the other one is of African decent. At this time, as well, the government is becoming more involved in the protection of civil rights. J. Edgar Hoover, as head of the F.B.I., sent in agents Anderson and Ward to find the three missing activists. The Klan-dominated town was little help, and the local black community was reluctant to help for fear of lynch mobs and firebombs. The power of justice and freedom met hatred and bigotry head on in a powerful climax. Mississippi people, one, mississippi, hatred, fear, change, burning, beliefs, anderson, klan, movie, local, bigotry, time, rights, civil, black, attempts, type, must, information, felt, feel, children, agents, white, ward, town, towards, strong, reluctant, raised, racial, problem, parents