LaFayette, Alabama
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LaFayette is the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, 47 miles northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003.
The Chambers County Courthouse Square in LaFayette.
LaFayette High School
LaFayette City Hall and Police Department.
Mississippi Burning
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Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo that is loosely based on the 1964 investigation into the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and
LaFayette, Alabama
…1841 and adopted its current name on August 3, 1881. On October 2, 1898, John Anderson, a black man, was lynched in Lafayette. Scenes from the movie Mississippi Burning were filmed at the Chambers County Courthouse and in downtown LaFayette. LaFayette is the birthplace of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis. An 8-foot…
Theatrical release poster
Missing persons poster created by the FBI in 1964, showing the photographs of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner.
The burning of a cross, similar to scenes depicted in the film.
Frances McDormand's performance received critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.