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  1. Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo that is loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi.

  2. Jan 27, 1989 · Mississippi Burning: Directed by Alan Parker. With Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif. Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

  3. Jan 30, 2024 · The film is loosely based on the 1964 killings of three activists in Mississippi, but changes some details for dramatic effect. Learn how the film depicts the racist and violent environment of the South, and how it differs from the real events.

  4. Jun 21, 2022 · June 24 to August 3. We launched a massive search for the young men—aided by the National Guard—through back roads, swamps, and hollows. At the same time, we were putting pressure on...

  5. When a group of civil rights workers goes missing in a small Mississippi town, FBI agents Alan Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) are sent in to...

  6. Oct 5, 2012 · Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The ...

  7. millercenter.org › educational-resources › mississippi-burningMississippi Burning | Miller Center

    Listen to the secret White House tapes of President Johnson's conversations during the 1964 disappearance and murder of three civil rights activists in Mississippi. Explore the historical context, sources, and controversies of this tragic episode in the Freedom Summer.