'Burning' Questions
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Title
'Burning' Questions
Description
Article printed in the Daily News discussing criticism of the movie "Mississippi Burning."
Subject
Motion pictures--Reviews.
Civil Rights--Mississippi--History--20th century
Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964
Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964
Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964
Creator
Roura, Phil
Poster, Tom
Source
AndrewGoodmanCollection
Publisher
Queens College Department of Special Collections and Archives (New York, N.Y.)
Date
1989-02-27
Date Created
2014-06-17
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Format
Image
JPEG
Extent
170 KB
Language
English
Type
Text
Spatial Coverage
Queens (New York, N.Y)
Text
Monday, February 27, 1989 Daily News
People
By PHIL ROURA & TOM POSTER
'Burning' questions
Oscar-nominated "Mississippi Burning" has come under fire for failing to recognize the contributions of black leaders during the civil rights struggle.
A major criticism is that there is no strong black leader represented in the film such as Aaron Henry, then a civil rights worker and now a Mississippi state representative.
the movie primarily deals with the deaths of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney on June 21, 1964.
Now Queens College has set up a "discussion" between Henry and producer Fred Zollo for Friday at the school where Goodman was a student. The will be followed by a screening.
FROM: OFFICE OF COLLEG RELATIONS
QUEENS COLLEGE
(718) 670-4170
People
By PHIL ROURA & TOM POSTER
'Burning' questions
Oscar-nominated "Mississippi Burning" has come under fire for failing to recognize the contributions of black leaders during the civil rights struggle.
A major criticism is that there is no strong black leader represented in the film such as Aaron Henry, then a civil rights worker and now a Mississippi state representative.
the movie primarily deals with the deaths of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney on June 21, 1964.
Now Queens College has set up a "discussion" between Henry and producer Fred Zollo for Friday at the school where Goodman was a student. The will be followed by a screening.
FROM: OFFICE OF COLLEG RELATIONS
QUEENS COLLEGE
(718) 670-4170
Original Format
8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 279 mm)
Paper
Collection
Citation
Roura, Phil and Poster, Tom, “'Burning' Questions,” Queens College Civil Rights Archives, accessed May 17, 2022, http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/items/show/281.