In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Awards: 3 wins & 10 nominations.
Production: Warner Home Video
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community.
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.