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About This Blog

In the summer of 2007 I decided that I wanted to learn more about my grandfather, a man named Mack “Booker” Wright. My hope was that learning about his life would help me to better understand some things about my family. Through my research I learned that my grandfather appeared in a powerful film about civil rights in 1966, owned his own restaurant called Booker's Place, and that he was one of the most respected black men in Greenwood, MS before his murder in 1973.


In the spring of 2011 I was contacted by a couple of filmmakers who wanted to revisit the 1966 documentary by making one of their own. This blog chronicles the story of how a home school mom went on a simple genealogical journey, made a feature length documentary, and learned some hard truths about herself along the way.

People to Know

Kat, Katherine, or Cassie
My mom and Booker Wright's daughter.

Vera
My aunt and Booker Wright's daughter.

Margurite
Booker's half sister.

Rosie Turner
Booker's mother.

Willie Wright
The man who raised Booker Wright.

Leroy
My dad.

Doris or Grandma Cooley
Booker Wright's wife. They divorced after only a few years of marriage.

M.W.
Booker Wright's companion of approximately 20 years. They were still together when he was murdered.

Wilma
My aunt. She's married to Leroy's brother, Roosevelt.

Edna
Leroy's sister and my aunt.

Raymond De Felitta
Ray is directing the documentary about Booker Wright.

David Zellerford
David is producing the documentary that we're making.


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