We'll Never Turn Back

A sobering, firsthand look at courage under threat, carried by plain-spoken testimony and the weight of what was risked.

Directed by

Harvey Richards

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Charles Mc Dew, Julian Bond, Fannie Lou Hamer

Overview

"We'll Never Turn Back" was filmed in Mississippi in 1963 during the dangerous voter registration drives of that era. Amzie Moore, a Mississippi NAACP activist escorted the film maker through rural Mississippi interviewing share croppers and activists in the voter registration campaign. Appearing in the film are Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leaders Julian Bond, Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles McLaurin as well as other local civil rights leaders Curtis Hayes and Hollis Watkins. There are interviews with black farmers and share croppers on their experiences (often bloody) trying to register to vote.

How it feels

Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Race, justice, politics, violence

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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