The Unsolved 1967 Murder of a Local NAACP Leader in Mississippi

Who killed Wharlest Jackson Sr.? In this feature-length documentary from FRONTLINE and Retro Report, an unsolved 1960s murder reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement and Black resistance. “American Reckoning” examines Black opposition to racist violence in Mississippi, spotlighting a...

84 min - World Affairs & Investigations - FRONTLINE PBS

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