<p>The magnitude and heroism shown by civil rights activists in the 1960s gets even clearer when you look at the villains. Their actions show how deeply embedded racism was within the institutions of MIssissippi, as an examination of Robert Boyd Patterson's life will show. Written by Ann Grace Donahue and produced by Gabe Skinner.</p>

The magnitude and heroism shown by civil rights activists in the 1960s gets even clearer when you look at the villains. Their actions show how deeply embedded racism was within the institutions of MIssissippi, as an examination of Robert Boyd Patterson's life will show. Written by Ann Grace Donahue and produced by Gabe Skinner.

Robert Boyd Patterson: A Civil Rights Era Villain

You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain so you can understand the people who make Mississippi, Mississippi.

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Robert Boyd Patterson: A Civil Rights Era Villain

Robert Boyd Patterson: A Civil Rights Era Villain