Set during the Civil War, "Free State of Jones" tells the story of defiant Southern farmer Newt Knight and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other ...

Mississippi's Free State of Jones is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

The story of the Free State of Jones in southern Mississippi during the Civil War was turned into a 2016 film of the same name starring Matthew McConaughey, left, and Mahershala Ali. The flag of ...

He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in "Free State of Jones" (2016), starring Matthew McConaughey; and "Emancipation" (2022), starring Will Smith. He explains the use ...