American Reckoning
“Who killed Wharlest Jackson Sr.?”
IMDb7.61
20221h 23m
Overview
In this feature-length documentary from FRONTLINE and Retro Report, an unsolved 1960s murder reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement and Black resistance. “American Reckoning” examines Black opposition to racist violence in Mississippi, spotlighting a little-known armed resistance group called the Deacons for Defense and Justice, woven alongside the Jackson family’s decades-long search for justice amid a federal effort to investigate civil rights era cold cases.
Crew
- Directors
- Brad Lichtenstein, Yoruba Richen
- Writers
- Brad Lichtenstein, Yoruba Richen
- Producers
- Raney Aronson-Rath, Yoruba Richen, Brad Lichtenstein
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Who directed American Reckoning?
American Reckoning was directed by Brad Lichtenstein, Yoruba Richen.
When was American Reckoning released?
American Reckoning was released in 2022.
