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Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story is a 2012 documentary film about Booker Wright, an African-American waiter who worked in a restaurant for whites only. In 1965, Wright appeared in Mississippi: A Self Portrait, a short NBC television documentary about racism in the American South.
Apr 26, 2012 · Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story: Directed by Raymond De Felitta. With Hodding Carter III, Frank De Felitta, Yvette Johnson, Leroy Jones. While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family.
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- Documentary, History, Mystery
- Raymond De Felitta
- 2012-04-26
Academy Award nominated filmmaker explores life in 1960's Mississippi and the momentous impact of "Booker" Wright, a black man who voiced opinions on race relations on network TV, and the ...
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Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The story behind Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story begins in the intensely racially segregated South...
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- Documentary, History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- Raymond De Felitta
Apr 26, 2012 · Early in Raymond De Felitta’s documentary of the 1960s-era South, “Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story,” a couple of tales are quickly told about black men who were shot or beaten for ...
- Raymond De Felitta
Apr 25, 2012 · Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story Official Trailer (2012) HD In 1965, documentary filmmaker...
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Director Raymond De Felitta, takes a journey into the Mississippi Yazoo Delta with Booker Wright’s granddaughter in search of who Booker Wright was, the mystery surrounding his courageous life and untimely murder, and the role Frank De Felitta’s NBC News documentary may have played in it.
