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Season 6 Episode 3 | 55m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Robert Kennedy defies a Mississippi state-wide campus speaker-ban in 1966.
Four years after the historic enrollment of James Meredith, student activists at the University of Mississippi devise a plan to defy a speaker-ban in 1966 by inviting Robert F. Kennedy, who reveals the truth about back-room politics, the belief-systems of those holding the highest power, and how campus-activism shapes the future of civil rights and all those who bear witness.
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.

You Asked for the Facts
Season 6 Episode 3 | 55m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Four years after the historic enrollment of James Meredith, student activists at the University of Mississippi devise a plan to defy a speaker-ban in 1966 by inviting Robert F. Kennedy, who reveals the truth about back-room politics, the belief-systems of those holding the highest power, and how campus-activism shapes the future of civil rights and all those who bear witness.
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Clip: S6 Ep3 | 1m 20s | Watch this historic moment with Mississippi's James Meredith. (1m 20s)
RFK Spills the Tea on Ross Barnett
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Clip: S6 Ep3 | 1m 10s | RFK visits Ole Miss despite a speaker ban. (1m 10s)
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