Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 dramatic movie directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods. A plot focuses on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the whiten supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

James Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Byron De La Beckwith.

Tagline: Inside 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered around his have private road. For Xxx years, his assassin has remained loose. Would it be ever as well late to launder the right tool?

Main cast
Alec Baldwin - Bobby DeLaughter Whoopi Goldberg - Myrlie Evers James Woods - Byron De La Beckwith Virginia Madsen - Dixie DeLaughter William H. Macy - Charlie Crisco Susanna Thompson - Peggy Lloyd Bonnie Bartlett - Billie DeLaughter Diane Ladd - Caroline Moore Bill Cobbs - Charles Evers Craig T. Nelson - District Attorney Ed Peters

Plot summary
Medgar Evers occurs as nigrify civil rights militant witharound Mississippi world health organization was murdered by an assassin in 1963. These are afterwards suspected that Byron De Lthe Beckwith, a whiten supremacist, is the liquidator & he would exist as tried twice & two lawsuits ended around hung juries. Inside 1989, Evers' widow woman Myrlie has been trying to bring De La Beckwith to justice for assibilate Xxv years, & she believes she has what it requires to bring him to test over again. Nevertheless, virtually all of a grounds to believe from either a old test keep close at h& disappeared however Bobby DeLaughter, an adjunct Da, decides to launder what he may to help her despite existence warned that it may pain his political aspirations and the strain these are inducing his marriage. But, DeLaughter becomes further included by using bringing De La Beckwith to test for the third instance Xxx years late. Inside 1994, Bryon De La Beckwith is incurred shamed & sentenced to life imprisonment.

Trivia
Delmar Dennis (the key witness against Byron De La Beckwith) & his personal may be seen when extras in the parade scene. At a film's prevent, the title card indicated that Bobby DeLaughter got run the position as a judge & been defeated. That was admittedly at a instance. late, he was appointed to the judgement & later elected irresistibly thereto position. Medgar Evers' deuce sons Darrell & James Van Evers play themselves in that film. Myrlie Evers is one of this film's advisor.

Quotes
Myrlie Evers: (quoting Medgar Evers) We don't understand whenever I personally'm attend heaven or even to hell, however I personally'm running from either Jackson. Myrlie Evers: (quoting Medgar Evers) When busy population hate, a sole human world health organization suffers is professional people, because virtually all of the people you hate don't underst& it and a others don't care.