America’s recent resurgence of racist violence only scratches the surface. Buried below are hundreds, maybe thousands, of mostly black men murdered by the Klan and their sympathizers. Nearly all of these cases are languishing, unsolved, despite the Emmett Till Act authorizing FBI investigation and appeals from surviving families. American Reckoning follows one family’s quest to find the truth, maybe even forgiveness, before it’s too late.

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Civil Rights & Social Justice|History & Biography

Director

Brad Lichtenstein