Mississippi Burning Flashcards
Where did the film take place?
Mississippi
When did the film take place?
1964
Why were the three young men being chased?
The people chasing them wanted to kill them.
Why did the boys stop?
They were being pulled over by a cop car.
What was the attitude of the men who stopped the three boys?
Anger
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
group of white supremacists
Where was Mr. Anderson from?
Mississippi
Who did Anderson and Ward work for?
The FBI
What was the police department’s attitude toward Mr. Ward and Mr. Anderson?
didn’t like them
What was the relationship between Anderson and Ward?
Anderson works for Ward
In the restaurant, what mistakes did Mr. Ward make?
sat at a colored table and started asking questions
Why did the black man Ward was talking to move his seat?
he didn’t want to talk to Ward
Why did the Civil Rights workers go to Mississippi?
They were trying to help black people register to vote
Why was the church burned?
it was a black church and the civil rights workers went there
Why wouldn’t the local black people talk to the FBI
they were scared of the police and what the kkk would do to them if they did
who was the hairdresser’s husband?
deputy Pell
who was the person that got dumped in the street?
the person ward was talking to in the diner
What did the agents find in the swamp?
the car of the civil rights workers
what was the attitude of whites toward the missing boys
they said the boys deserved it or they were faking it
where did aaron tell anderson and ward to start investigation>
sheriffs office
what did the 3 fingers in the belt mean
kkk
who was waiting for the congregation when they left the church
the kkk
why do you think they attacked them
they wanted to scare them from talking to the fbi
what did they threaten to do to aaron and why
kill him because they wanted to scare him from talking to the fbi
