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The Last White Knight

2012|78 min|Documentary, Biography, History

THE STORY

In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. He was arrested, spending 10 days in jail. He smuggled letters out of jail to the Toronto Star. Canadian Foreign Affairs requested his release but Saltzman declined.

THE STORY

In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. He was arrested, spending 10 days in jail. He smuggled letters out of jail to the Toronto Star. Canadian Foreign Affairs requested his release but Saltzman declined.

CAST & CREW

Cast

Delay de la Beckwith

Jim Ingram

Donna Ladd

Jimmie Travis

Joe Harris

Harry Belafonte

Charles Evers

Director

Paul Saltzman

INFORMATION

Production company

Canada Media Fund (CMF)

Genre

Documentary, Biography, History

Released

2012

Age rating

Unknown

LANGUAGES

Audio

English

Subtitles

English