The Fayette story

Duration: 54

Year Published: 1971

Creator: W. Schloat

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1Aug71 · MP26062 (Jul-Dec 1974) Copyright holder: Warren Schloat Productions, Inc

Description: A documentary focusing on the people of Fayette, Mississippi. The social upheaval occurring in Fayette is revealed through interviews with Mayor Charles Evers, the first Black mayor of a bi-racial Southern community since Reconstruction. Comments by members of the Black and white communities reveal the prejudices and values at work in the South today.