Entries in civil rights (4)

Tuesday
Mar172015

Photos | Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge

Fifty years later, a walk across Selma, Alabama's Edmund Pettus Bridge. 

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Monday
Jul182011

The Help | ‪On-Air Audition for Emma Stone Lands Jackson DJs in Movie

Produced by Jim Albritton | DJs Nate West and Tim Murphy were cast as extras in "The Help" after auditioning on-air for Emma Stone during their morning show on Jackson, Mississippi radio station Y101.7. The radio duo appear as restaurant patrons in a scene shot at the Mayflower Cafe in downtown Jackson.

Saturday
Jan152011

The Help | Behind the Scenes | Jackson, Mississippi 

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Produced by Jim Albritton | Months of planning and days of work have transformed the Fondren neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi back to the 1960s for the filming of the movie version of Jackson native Kathryn Stockett's novel, The Help. As area residents looked on, construction and utility crews worked side-by-side the film's production crew to recreate the look and feel of that era.

Saturday
Jan152011

The Help | Raw Footage of Location Shoot in Jackson, Mississippi

Produced by Jim Albritton | Scenes from a location shoot in Fondren for the movie version of The Help, a novel by Jackson native Kathryn Stockett.