Racism on trial
Subtitle: From the Beckwith murder case to "Ghosts of Mississippi"
By: Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin.
Contributors: Perrin, Pat.
Series: Famous court cases that became movies
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766030596
Subjects: Beckwith, Byron de la -- Trials, litigation, etc; Evers, Medgar Wiley, -- 1925-1963 -- Assassination; Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi -- Jackson -- Popular works; Hate crimes -- Mississippi -- Jackson -- Popular works; Lynching -- Mississippi -- Jackson -- Popular works; Mississippi -- Race relations -- Popular works
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.; Popular works.
Description: "Examines the Byron De La Beckwith murder trials, including the mistrials and his eventual conviction, key figures in the case, and the inspiration for the movie Ghosts of Mississippi"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.