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As the story progresses, much information is unravelled, slowly through inspection by the

two FBI agents. Alan Parker depicts Mississippi as a highly rebellious county with a

corrupt police department and a biased judging system: which always favours the Anglo-

Saxon race. When the head country sheriff told the FBI agents : Go back to the North and

stay away from our business, this told the audience that there Sheriff Stuckley wasattempting to hide the truth. The quote Mississippians dont accept Jews, papists, Orientals

and Mongols. Show that the discrimination is present among almost every Anglo-Saxon

citizen of Mississippi. Mrs Pell later tells Anderson that the discrimination is taught and not

natural: Its taught; from when I was seven. Eventually, seven men are convicted and

sentenced to jail for committing the crimes in murdering the three civil rights activists. The

Story ends up with a scene where both white and black children are singing together.

This can be compared to the earlier scenes where the church was only occupied by African-

Americans and where segregation was present.

Overall, Mississippi Burning is a highly credited film which has captivated its viewers

because of its deep meaningful concepts and its well written plot. It is often compared to

Harper lees to kill a mockingbird due to the similar nature in their concepts and ideas. Both

to kill a mocking birdand Mississippi burning are inspirational texts and should be taught to

future students so that a better understand ofinequality could be understood.