Booker'sPlace:AMississippiStory

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  • In1965,filmmakerFrankDeFelittamadeadocumentaryfilm… In1965,filmmakerFrankDeFelittamadeadocumentaryfilmforNBCNewsaboutthechangingtimesintheAmericanSouthandthetensionsoflifeintheMississippiDeltaduringthecivilrightsstruggle.ThefilmwasbroadcastinMayof1966andoutragedmanySouthernviewers,inpart,becauseitincludedanextraordinaryscenefeaturingalocalAfrican-AmericanwaiternamedBookerWright.Wright,whoworkedatalocal"whitesonly"restaurantinGreenwoodMS,wentonrecordtodeliverastunning,heartfeltandinflammatorymonologueexplodingthemythaboutwhohewasandhowhefeltabouthispositionservingthelocalwhitecommunity.ThefalloutforBookerWrightwasextreme:Helosthisjob,andwasbeatenandostracizedbythosethatconsideredhim"oneoftheirown."Forty-fiveyearsafterBooker'stelevisionappearance,FrankDeFelitta'sson,directorRaymondDeFelitta...