- Title: F-1302.1
- Summary: Mississippi Freedom Players:
- Description:00:00:43 - Interracial group of people sitting on picnic bench in grassy field watching something and laughing. Group of 1970s people having good time. 00:01:04 - CU guy wearing army green jacket and talking making silly faces. Telling story (MOS). 00:02:09 - Interracial couple in bed. Black man and white woman. 00:03:48 - Aerial school bus with banner on side driving through rural southern country. 00:04:00 - Passing highway sign with arrows: "Greenwood. Jackson. Memphis" 00:04:03 - Passing highway sign: "Meridian, Turn Right, 1/2 Mile" 00:04:08 - Passing sign: "Welcome to Yazoo City. Gateway to the Delta" 00:04:11 - Passing sign above restaurant with Coca-Cola logo: "Hotel Plaza, for colored". Jim Crow, segregation. 00:04:15 - Passing crooked sign shot up with shotgun at county line. 00:04:19 - Passing dilapidated billboard: "Discover you own Mississippi hideway" 00:04:27 - Low angle passing trees dripping with moss. 00:04:39 - More trees with Spanish moss. 00:04:48 - Passing old southern Plantation house. 00:04:56 - Passing statue on rock of Civil War solider 00:05:03 - Passing another statue of soldier holding flag. 00:05:09 - Police car driving down Main Street of small southern American down in pouring rain. 00:05:15 - Passing Ford pick-up truck parked outside store on Main Street. 00:05:19 - Passing two cop policemen standing outside building. 00:05:24 - Passing cop standing on sidewalk holding chalking stick by parked car. 00:05:27 - Passing cop walking up to open window of parked car. Giving person ticket. 00:05:29 - Passing lots of cops standing around parking lot filled with police cars. 00:05:59 - Aerial school bus driving through rural southern country. 00:06:21 - Passing two little black girls walking along side of rural road. 00:06:27 - Two older black men riding on horses. 00:06:34 - Black people picking cotton in field. 00:06:42 - Passing field with black workers. 00:06:47 - Black farmer driving tractor waves hand. 00:06:51 - Black workers on cart pulled by horse mules. 00:06:53 - Young black girl on side of road with group of little kids. 00:06:58 - Passing poor home of southern black family. 00:07:01 - Black couple outside shack of home. 00:07:03 - Montage friendly black men walking along rural road waving hands. 00:07:08 - Old black lady sits on rocking chair on porch of house. 00:07:17 - Little black kids playing outside rundown house. 00:07:21 - Passing rundown convenience store on rural road. 00:07:25 - Passing young black girl with little baby on side of road waving. 00:07:35 - Bus driving on road in distance of empty dirt field. 00:08:05 - CU faces of young black man and white man talking at night. 00:10:14 - CU young white guy with curly hair smoking cigarette listening to friend. 00:10:54 - Young black woman walking up stairs of house to see her white friend on landing reading book. They have discussion. 00:13:21 - Black man wearing denim jacket and jeans with straw hat talking to young hippie white guy holding pan in field. 00:13:32 - Interior back of gutted school bus as it pulls away from old lady waving goodbye. 00:13:50 - Passing tree covered in ivy that looks like person. 00:14:01 - Young black woman riding in school bus. 00:14:11 - Passing white rural church with steeple. 00:14:18 - Passing another southern country church. 00:14:29 - Young black man sitting in school bus thinking. 00:14:37 - Sign on local bridge passing over Mississippi River. 00:14:42 - View of Mississippi River while driving over it on bridge. 00:15:00 - Black man with beard and sunglasses looking down while riding on bus. 00:15:10 - Young white man looking out window while riding school bus. 00:15:19 - Aerial residential New England neighborhood in autumn. 00:15:25 - Aerial school bus traveling on rural country road. 00:15:43 - CU decorations and tinsel on Christmas tree. 00:15:51 - Zoom out from Christmas tree to young black and white people decorating house for Christmas. Housemates. 00:16:26 - Black man dressed as Santa Claus handing out red roses. 00:17:32 - Black Santa hands beard to young woman as he unwraps his Christmas present of sweater. 00:18:04 - Young woman talking on telephone while holding red rose. Smells rose. 00:18:50 - Hangs up phone and looks worried, concerned. 00:19:13 - Two black women in denim shirts washing and drying dishes. Look like prison inmates. 00:20:16 - CU young black man in car at night talking to driver. 00:23:44 - Old black man sitting on couch listening. 00:24:11 - Pan from old man to white and black men looking apprehensive. Trying to convince old man of something. 00:26:32 - White guy driving car at night as seen from backseat of car. Talking to passenger. 00:29:11 - CU guy wearing army green jacket and talking making silly faces. Telling story (MOS). 00:29:29 - View of people sitting on picnic table while goofy guy acts out charades. 00:29:58 - Interracial group of people sitting on picnic bench in grassy field watching something and laughing. Group of 1970s people having good time. 00:31:53 - Aerial school bus with banner on side driving through rural southern country. 00:32:34 - Passing sign with Confederate flag: "Greetings from Dixie" 00:32:36 - Passing highway sign with arrows: "Grenada. Memphis" 00:32:42 - Passing billboard: "Welcome to Oxford" 00:32:44 - Passing billboard sign for "Greenwood" 00:32:47 - Passing sign: "Illegal to shoot on highway" 00:32:52 - Passing billboard adverting Cannon Ball chewing tobacco. "The Sweet Mild Chew" 00:32:57 - Passing trees having with Spanish Moss. 00:33:19 - Passing old southern Plantation houses. 00:33:34 - Passing Civil War memorial 00:33:40 - Passing statue of Civil War soldier. 00:33:47 - Police car driving out into street. 00:33:51 - Passing motorcycle cop. 00:33:56 - Policeman standing near car parked on Main Street of small town America. 00:34:00 - Policeman walking the beat. 00:34:07 - Aerial school bus driving through rural southern country. 00:34:37 - Zoom into bus traveling in rural country. "Mississippi Freedom Players, 1964" on banner on side of bus. 00:35:00 - Old black man driving wagon pulled by mule. 00:35:05 - Two old black men walking up to each other on side of rural road and shake hands. 00:35:11 - Black workers picking cotton in field. 00:35:20 - Black farmer driving tractor down road tips hat. 00:35:25 - Passing black couple relaxing on side of road with horse. 00:35:27 - Black kids chasing each other outside rundown shack house. 00:35:30 - Passing group of black guys hanging out under tree. 00:35:34 - Black school girls waving. 00:35:40 - Montage passing black people walking alongside road waving 00:35:50 - Two little black kids playing outside poor house. 00:35:55 - Young black man leaning against rundown store 00:35:57 - Black guys hanging out outside store on main street. 00:36:07 - Bus passing black workers picking crops in field. 00:36:15 - Black guy sitting in converted bus reading book. Talks to friend who comes up to him. 00:40:57 - CU chickens. Pan up to guy throwing feed feeding chickens while in bkgd young people loading up bus with supplies. 00:41:12 - Black guy comes over and talks to dejected white guy as he feeds chickens. 00:42:00 - Old lady waves goodbye as bus pulls away. 00:42:19 - Passing trees covered in vines. 00:42:28 - Young woman with kerchief on head sitting on bus thinking. 00:42:42 - Young man bus driver. 00:42:52 - Passing small southern church 00:43:00 - Young black woman sleeping on bus. 00:43:06 - Blonde woman looking out window while riding school bus. 00:43:13 - View of Mississippi River while driving over it on bridge. 00:43:20 - Patterns of bridge girders while passing under them. 00:43:39 - Young man looking out window of bus. 00:43:50 - Aerial of bus traveling during autumn with bare trees. 00:44:06 - Zoom out from bus as it travels rural road. 00:44:43 - Black guy dressed as Santa Claus with sack enters house. 00:45:19 - Santa hands roses to all the young women. 00:45:43 - Gives present of mirrored sunglasses to man. 00:46:01 - Santa takes off hat and beard. 00:46:33 - Black Santa walks out of room with arms around woman. 00:47:38 - Woman storms out of back door of house and stand on porch at night upset. 00:48:46 - CU guy driving car at night talking to passenger. 00:49:37 - Old black man sitting in cabin reading book by kerosene lamp light. Closes book and lets in two young black men for serious talk. 00:55:14 - Young black man as passenger of car at night seen from backseat. Nervously chewing fingernails.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1970
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1970s
- File Name: F-1302.1