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Bobby DeLaughter:
Mr. Beckwith, this is not some deer you brought down; this is a human being. Byron De La Beckwith:
[seemingly shocked]
Mr. DeLaughter, a deer is a beautiful animal; it's one of God's creatures. I would never kill a deer. [coldly] Byron De La Beckwith:
A nigger on the other hand. Well, that's another matter entirely. Bobby DeLaughter:
Are you standing here and admitting to me that you killed Medgar Evers? Byron De La Beckwith:
[scoffs]
What if I did? It's not like there's anything you or anyone else can do about it, is there?
Mr. Beckwith, this is not some deer you brought down; this is a human being. Byron De La Beckwith:
[seemingly shocked]
Mr. DeLaughter, a deer is a beautiful animal; it's one of God's creatures. I would never kill a deer. [coldly] Byron De La Beckwith:
A nigger on the other hand. Well, that's another matter entirely. Bobby DeLaughter:
Are you standing here and admitting to me that you killed Medgar Evers? Byron De La Beckwith:
[scoffs]
What if I did? It's not like there's anything you or anyone else can do about it, is there?
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This is not some deer you brought down This is a human being
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A deer Mr DeLaughter is a beautiful animal
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It's one of God's creatures
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I would never kill a deer
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A nigger on the other hand that's another matter entirely
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Are you standing here admitting to me that you
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IKilled Medgar Evers
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What if I did
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It's not like there's anything you nor anybody else can do about it
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Is there
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Movie Summary
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

