The Voting Rights Act of 1965 marked the beginning of a new chapter in the Civil Rights Movement, not its culmination. In Lowndes County, Alabama, a rural town with a history of racist terrorism, the struggle for power and equality continued.
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
The film chronicles the bravery and resilience of ordinary people and advocates who battled against brutal force and repression in their quest for the fundamental right to cast their ballots.
