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Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Southern Unionist Newton Knight, who led a successful armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War.
Summaries. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the ...
Learn about Newton Knight, a poor white farmer who led a rebellion against the Confederacy in Mississippi during the Civil War. Discover how he formed a mixed-race community and challenged the racial hierarchy in Jones County.
Sinopsis. Después de sobrevivir a la Batalla de Corinth durante la guerra de Secesión en 1862, Newton Knight, un pobre campesino de Misisipi, lidera un grupo de desertores confederados contra la esclavitud en el Condado de Jones y los dirige en contra de la Confederación.
24 de jun. de 2016 · Free State of Jones: Directed by Gary Ross. With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
24 de jun. de 2016 · A film based on a true story of a Civil War rebellion led by a farmer named Newton Knight, who declared a portion of Mississippi independent and loyal to the Union. The film suffers from a lumpy script that wastes McConaughey's performance and fails to explore the historical significance of the rebellion.
Any summary hanging would be hard to watch, ... The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001) pp. 37, 73, 109. 22.5 — “Letter from Mississippi,” Mobile Daily Advertiser and Register, May 6, 1864.
