Booker's Place

When Booker spoke the truth he became an unlikely activist at the heart of Mississippi's civil rights movement. When Frank De Felitta travelled to Mississippi in the 60s to make a film for NBC News he came across a black waiter with something to say about segregation. Booker defined racism with a colloquial eloquence that was chilling. But as his words broadcast across America, they stirred up a hornet's nest. Forty-five years on, Frank's son returns with Booker's granddaughter, to find out what role his five minutes of fame played in his tragic life.