Look Away, Look Away
When the brutal killing of nine Black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015 causes a national reckoning over the meaning of the Confederate flag, battle lines are drawn in Mississippi to decide the fate of the last state flag that contains the most potent and polarizing symbol of our fractured history. In Look Away, Look Away, director Patrick O'Connor introduces us to a diverse group of activists and depicts the fierce five-year battle over the Mississippi state flag, illuminating how race, heritage, and long-simmering grievances related to the Civil War shape our perception of who we are as Americans.