Allen C. Thompson

Nascimento : 1906-11-06, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Morte : 1980-10-18

História

Allen Cavett Thompson was an American politician in the state of Mississippi. Affiliated with the democratic party, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and as mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.

Filmes

Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer
Self - Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (archive footage)
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.