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Ghosts of Mississippi

20 Dec 1996
130 min
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Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith, of the 60s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby DeLaughters transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers, wife of Medgar Evers, of the, as he becomes more involved with bringing Beckwith to trial for the third time 30 years later. Some of the characters are played by the actual participants in this story.

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Virginia Madsen

Dixie DeLaughter

Alec Baldwin

Bobby DeLaughter

Susanna Thompson

Peggy Lloyd

James Woods

Byron De La Beckwith

Alexa PenaVega

Claire DeLaughter

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Finn Carter

Cynthia Speetgens

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Diane Ladd

Grandma Caroline Moore

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Whoopi Goldberg

Myrlie Evers

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William H. Macy

Charlie Crisco

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