The Defenders: How Lawyers Protected the Movement

222 North Street,Jackson MS 39201

24 February, 2022

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Join us for a free documentary screening on civil rights lawyers during the Mississippi Freedom Movement at the Two Mississippi Museums! Few in number and with limited resources, lawyers representing African Americans in Mississippi lost more than they won during the early years of the civil rights movement. However, with the country's conscience pricked by violent images, hundreds of lawyers became inspired to work in the state and transformed its legal infrastructure. See the official trailer for The Defenders: How Lawyers Protected the Movement, the new documentary film presented by Butler Snow and The Foundation for Mississippi History and produced by RED SQUARED in association with MDAH here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLQVxz1DZI0. Click here for more information. The Defenders will premiere on Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. The showing is free and open to the public. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required. Produced by Liz S. Evans and Sarah C. Campbell and directed by Roderick Red