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 younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
Keywords:
Suicide
Sheriff
Police
Funeral
Ku klux klan
Mississippi river
Shotgun
Fbi
Deputy sheriff
Motel
U.s. navy
Rope
Burning cross
Based on true story
Murder
Racism
Dramatic
Callous
Compassionate
Disheartening
Empathetic
Harsh
Tragic
Movie tag line: "1964. When America was at war with itself."
Character: Agent Rupert Anderson
Character: Agent Alan Ward
Character: Mrs. Pell
Character: Deputy Clinton Pell
Character: Mayor Tilman