Mississippi Damned
"Wanting to escape was the easy part."
Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
"Wanting to escape was the easy part."
Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
Tessa Thompson
Kari Peterson
Adam Clark
Junior
Malcolm Goodwin
Sammy Stone
Michael Hyatt
Delores
Malcolm David Kelley
Young Sammy
Simbi Khali
Anna
D. B. Woodside
Tyrone
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Milena
Benjamin Brown
Ray
Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
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