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Beginning Sunday, Oct. 5 at 10 PM ET, TV One will premiere 'Murder in Black in White,' a groundbreaking series of four, one-hour documentary specials filmed in co-operation with the FBI and designed to examine – and help solve - civil rights murders from the 1940s and '50s. And some of the aging, long-silent witnesses – as well as the perpetrators of these vicious crimes --are still alive. Produced for TV One by acclaimed filmmaker Keith Beauchamp, whose 2005 documentary on Emmett Till helped convince the government to re-open the 1955 murder case, 'Murder in Black and White' is hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton.
'Murder in Black and White' will debut over four consecutive nights – Sunday, October 5 – Wednesday, Oct. 8 – from 10-11 PM ET. The series draws firsthand information from eyewitnesses, FBI case agents as well as the people who knew the victims best – their children, siblings, family members and friends, most of whom have yet to speak publicly. Forensic scientists, local and federal officials, attorneys, civil rights activists and members of Congress assist in the investigations by providing commentary, analysis and insight into these unsolved "cold cases." Archival and family photos and artfully directed re-enactments help tell the stories of the victims' lives and their violent, senseless deaths.
Beauchamp and his Till Freedom Come Productions is working closely with the FBI, which recommended the cases, and the information uncovered during the filmmaking process is being shared with the FBI's Cold Case Unit in an effort to bring to justice murderers who may still be alive and closure for the families of the murder victims.
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By: Nina Taylor on 10/10/2008 9:23AM
I Did My Best
After viewing a segment of Murder In Black & White, hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton, I could not help but write what seared my heart by the continued injustices that plague a people because of color. When will all people in these United States realize that it’s not our skin color that separates us but our hearts?
What is my best when my fathers’ death after 51 years remains a Cold Case in Alabama? When the men, those still living, responsible for his murder are still enjoying the fruits of fresh air. What is my best when my family has had no closure because there have been no prosecutions? How is it, we a country founded on the principals of freedom, still today in the 21st Century continue to uphold that many freedoms regardless of their injustices are still attribute to the color of white? When a people after the atrocities of its people continue to track down Nazi criminals from around the world and exact justice, yet we knowing the perpetrators living among us will not lift a hand to condemn or convict, how can I say, I did my best?
Sister, child you did your best because you’ve brought your story and sorrow to the attention of the many that still care what has happen to a people that only contributed to a country that relegated them to less than their inherit rights under God and country. You did your best because your story will not be forgotten. Know that your best will somehow be used to stop the daily killing of our people against one another when our children see how our lives held no meaning in the eyes of a people who believed slavery and ignorance would keep a people suppress.
Today, we no longer need the bigotry of yesterday, the hatred of inclusion, the jealousy of materialism which causes the deliberate demise of thousands….. Our children are killing each other. Your best will now be translated into our best because you have found other who will stand with you. You have done your best!
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