beckwith, byron de la

Recounts the fatally interwined stories of civil rights crusader Medgar Evers and Byron de la Beckwith, the fanatical racist convicted of his killing.

Explains how assistant district attorney Bobby DeLaughter tried Byron De La Beckwith for gunning down NAACP leader Medgar Evers more than thirty years ago.

Discusses the making of the movie "Ghosts of Mississippi" and examines its historical background: the 1963 assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evans and the conviction thirty years later of Byron de la Beckwith.

Describes the three decade process to finally convict the instigator of the assassination of Medgar Evers. In bringing white supremist Beckwith to justice the state of Mississippi faced its violent past and helped begin the journey of an Old South to the New.

Examines the Byron De La Beckwith murder trials, including the mistrials and his eventual conviction, key figures in the case, and the inspiration for the movie "Ghosts of Mississippi.".

Presents volume four of an eight-volume series on political assassinations, and chronicles the life of civil rights activist, Medgar Evers, the events that led to his murder in 1963 by White Supremacist Byron De La Beckwith, and the trial and conviction that took place thirty years later.