An unsolved 1960s murder reveals an untold story of the civil rights movement.

American Reckoning FRONTLINE

Premiered February 15, 2022
American Reckoning

FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Mississippi. The documentary follows Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened and examines the history of white supremacy in Natchez. It is part of FRONTLINE's multiplatform Un(re)solved initiative.

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