James Forman

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

James Forman, a 31-year-old public defender and son of a civil rights leader, provides representation for black youth in Washington, D.C., who can't afford their own attorneys in this riveting documentary that goes inside the criminal justice system. Director Kirsten Johnson's award-winning film also sheds light on the difficulties that ex-offenders face when trying to break the cycle of crime and imprisonment.

블랙팬서 당은 그들의 지도자 중 하나인 휴이 뉴턴을 석방하고 그의 재판을 정치적 논쟁으로 바꾸기 위한 모임을 조직했다. 이들은 미국의 관심을 끌고자 노력했고 또한 성공했다.