Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama since the last trial of the assassin of the 60 s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It starts with the murder and the events surrounding both trials which ended in a hung jury. As he becomes involved in bringing Beckwith to trial to its third time 30 decades after the movie covers District Attorney, Bobby DeLaughters transformation and cooperation together with Myrlie Evers, wife of Medgar Evers, of this. A few of the characters are played by the actual participants in this story.