Important Links, Fall 2004
Links
Connected to the Film
imdb.com
The internet movie database is the single most important
site on the web for information on films.
Cinepad.com
Cinepad is a personal web site, but it is well-done and
contains a special "Big Lie" section, of which Mississippi Burning
is a part.
UC
Berkeley Library
A Selective Bibliography of Materials on the film
Links Connected to the Event
Famous
American Trials
A site that gives a history of the U. S. vs Cecil Price
et al.
("Mississippi Burning" Trial)
FBI: Freedom
of Information Site
A fascinating site where students can find actual FBI files about this case
(complete with marked-out passages). File are in .PDF format.
Links Connected to the Civil
Rights Movement
We
Shall Overcome
Historic places of the civil rights movement and extensive
listing of links to important civil rights sites.
P.O.V.
A site about Bayard Rustin, a neglected figure in the
civil rights movement. From the PBS series P.O.V. With
many important resources, such as lesson plans for teachers and an excellent
resource page
Citizen King
Useful site connected to the P.B.S. show American Experience. "Citizen
King" is a recent documentary (2004). Complete with videos and timelines.