Booker's place [DVD] : a Mississippi story / Hangover Lounge presents in association with Eyepatch Productions ; directed by Raymond de Felitta ; produced by David Zellerford.
Bonus features: an interview with the director ; "The streets of Greenwood" a short film by Jack Willis, John Reavis and Fred Wardenburg ; additional scenes with commentary. Featuring, Frank DeFelitta, Yvette Johnson, Leroy Jones, Senator David Jordan, Governor William Winter and Hodding Carter III.
Summary:
In 1966 Frank De Felitta made a documentary for NBC News about life for Southerners in Mississippi. The content of the film upset many white Southerners and led to the beating of a black man, Booker Wright, the loss of his job, and eventually his murder. Forty-six years later Booker's granddaughter, Yvette Johnson, and Frank's son, director Raymond DeFelitta, are on a quest to discover who Booker was and how he changed life for black people.
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