Episode
Frontline: American Reckoning
Overview
FRONTLINE and Retro Report tell the story of the 1967 killing of Wharlest Jackson Sr., a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Mississippi. The documentary follows Jackson’s family as they search for the truth about what happened and examines the history of white supremacy in Natchez. It is part of FRONTLINE's multiplatform Un(re)solved initiative.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2022-02-15
- Runtime
- 85 min
Episode context
American Reckoning is Episode 1 in Season 41 of Frontline. It aired on 2022-02-15. The runtime is 85 min.
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