Mississippi Burning

The movie, Mississippi Burning, gives a strong idea of racism in the South during the 1960s. The blacks were segregated in many ways. The blacks use only a different water cooler from the whites. The blacks had to live in a different area and their houses were very run-down. The blacks had to eat a different places in the restaurant. KKK members threatens the blacks by using violence. They burn the blacks' homes and also lynch the black people. The methods employed by the FBI agents seems to be very harsh but I think, they had to be used. If the FBI agents do not use their aggressive tactic of making KKK members get charged, it would really be difficult to get the KKK members in jail. Overall, this movie is excellent and cause the audience to really feel for the blacks. The treatment they received really makes the viewers pity them and this way, I think the director has successfully brought out the effects of racism.