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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Movie About Rebellion Against the Confederacy Coming Out

From the January 9, 2016,  Yahoo! Movie Wrap "Matthew McConaughey Leads rebellion Against Confederacy in 'Free State of Jones' Trailer"  by Daniel Holloway.

The trailer for the movie debuted Saturday during the Chiefs-Texan game.

McConaughey plays a poor Mississippi farmer and Confederate soldier who becomes disillusioned and leads his own rebellion against the secessionist government with the backing of former slaves.

"You, me, we're all out there dying so they can stay rich."

This movie is based on the true story of Newton Knight of rural Jones County, Mississippi.

STX Entertainment plans to release the movie "Free State of Jones" on May 13.

--Old Secesh

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