We'll Never Turn Back

Overview

"We'll Never Turn Back" was filmed in Mississippi in 1963 during the dangerous voter registration drives of that era. Amzie Moore, a Mississippi NAACP activist escorted the film maker through rural Mississippi interviewing share croppers and activists in the voter registration campaign. Appearing in the film are Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leaders Julian Bond, Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles McLaurin as well as other local civil rights leaders Curtis Hayes and Hollis Watkins. There are interviews with black farmers and share croppers on their experiences (often bloody) trying to register to vote.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1963

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Charles Mc Dew,Fannie Lou Hamer,Julian Bond

Director

Harvey Richards

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt36454404