In 1964 the nation was faced with the civil rights movement. It captured the attention of Americans and showed signs of hope and progress. Mississippi Burning illustrates the civil rights battle that the nation was facing at this time. The film follows the story of Anderson and Ward, 2 FBI agents that are sent to Jessup County, Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of 3 civil rights workers. The movie portrays the pain and suffering of the blacks and …showed first 75 words of 272 total…

…showed last 75 words of 272 total…in my opinion) in order to break the tightly maintained group apart. These tactics included kidnapping, assault, lying, and vandalism. These tactics, although not procedure, were defiantly required to get a break in the case and prevent additional innocent people from being injured or killed. Had these tactics not been deployed, there is no telling how long the KKK would have terrorized Jessup Mississippi, and may have even been able to corrupt additional southern governments.