Alec Baldwin
Bobby DeLaughter, Assistant D.A. Hinds Co. Mississippi
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Jan 3, 1997 · Ghosts of Mississippi is a real-life drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the assassin of heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The movie begins with the murder on June 12, 1963 and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries.
- (12K)
- Drama, History
- Rob Reiner
- 1997-01-03
The film is based on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. James Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Byron De La Beckwith, but lost to Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire .
The rifle used by De La Beckwith to assassinate Evers The Evers house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, now the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, where Medgar Evers was fatally shot after getting out of his car.
Impressive drama about the assassination of 1960's civil rights leader Medger Evers, which was fought in courts for 30 years until it was re-opened in the 1990's with Mississippi D.A. Bobby DeLaughter (Baldwin) leading the charge to bring assassin Byron De Lay Beckwith (Woods, in a juicy Oscar nominated role) to justice.
Dec 20, 1996 · Roger Ebert December 20, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In June 1963, Medgar Evers, a Mississippi NAACP leader, was shotdead while standing in his driveway. A man named Byron De La Beckwith wascharged with the crime, but went free after two all-white juries reacheddeadlocks.
In this film based on actual events, black activist Medgar Evers (James Pickens Jr.) is murdered in 1963, and much of the evidence points toward white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith (James...
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- History, Drama
- PG-13
Dec 14, 2023 · The movie Ghosts of Mississippi is based on the true story of the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the subsequent trial of his assassin, Byron De La Beckwith. Release Date. The film was released on December 20, 1996. Director.
