Ghosts of Mississippi Page #2

her mother and your parents at 1:00.

How could I forget?

Bobby.

-You seen this?

-Yes, I have.

Evers' widow is calling for

the re-prosecution of De La Beckwith.

Ed, this guy was killed

over 25 years ago.

Dig up whatever you can on Medgar Evers

and be in my office at 3:00.

Ed, this is ridiculous.

Well, sure it is.

But if we try to bury this...

...she'll have every black politician

climbing all over me.

My office, 3:
00.

Do we have any files here

on Medgar Evers?

Who?

The civil rights leader

that got himself shot in the 1960s?

I just saw that file. It was next

to the one on the Lindbergh baby.

Clara, just bring me what we have.

Good afternoon, sir.

Did you make Hinds County safer today?

You know how it is with criminals.

It's like finding a gray hair.

You pull one and two more pop up

to take its place.

I love those earrings.

Have you worn them before?

I've had them for quite some time.

I just never wear them during the day.

You see that nonsense

about the Sovereignty Commission?

Yeah, isn't that awful?

That fool, Rea Hederman.

Since he took over that paper...

...Iiberals like Jerry Mitchell

been trying to rewrite history.

The Sovereignty Commission was a fine

organization that did a lot of good.

Dixie, would you pass me the butter?

Why do they dig up things

that happened 25 years ago anyway?

Medgar Evers' widow

wants to reopen the case.

You can't be serious.

Ed asked me to look into it.

You just tell him, "No, thank you."

When will these people get it through

their heads that the '60s are over?

The 1860s and the 1960s.

I thought they found

that Beckwith fella not guilty.

Actually, there were two hung juries.

The reason I know is because

my late husband, Judge Moore...

...was a spectator

at both those trials.

He'd never miss a day.

And he told me...

...that they'd never convict Beckwith,

no matter how many trials they had.

It's just political. I don't

think anything will come of it.

Son, for your sake,

it had better not.

You want to be a judge someday.

You persecute a 70-year-old man,

guilty or not, over some n*gger...

...you'll have everybody in Mississippi

lined up against you.

-Hey, Howard.

-How you doing?

Y'all got any

of that crawdad chowder today?

Yes, sir.

-How many for crawdad chowder?

-Oh, come on!

Mrs. Evers, Mr. Dees, I'm Jerry Mitchell

from The Clarion-Ledger.

I broke the story on the jury

tampering in your husband's case.

-I talked to you on the phone.

-That's right.

Thank you for your good work. I can't

tell you how much it's appreciated.

I'm just doing my job, ma'am.

What do you think your chances are

of getting the D.A. to reopen the case?

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