CRRJ’s latest documentary film release, Honoring Hosea is a searing documentary chronicling the life, murder, and legacy of Hosea “Shant” Carter, a Black World War II veteran lynched in 1948 Marion County, Mississippi, for the perceived impropriety of speaking to a white woman.

Through intimate recollections by his son Jimmie Carter, the film incorporates historical and legal insights from CRRJ Director Margaret Burnham and CRRJ partner, The Louis A. Berry Institute for Civil Rights and Justice Director Ada Goodly Lampkin. The film reconstructs Carter’s life as a devoted father, skilled carpenter, and principled community member.

Weaving archival testimony, verité footage, and historical context, Honoring Hosea exposes the racism that fueled Carter’s killing, the failure of local authorities to pursue justice, and the lasting trauma borne by his family. A chilling narrative unfolds as Carter is hunted down by a white mob and killed, his death later whitewashed by official lies and covered up by systemic complicity.

Decades later, Jimmie Carter returns to Marion County to reckon with his father’s memory, hold a memorial, and seek long-denied closure. In revisiting past horrors, Honoring Hosea confronts the silence surrounding racial terror and the intergenerational toll of injustice—calling viewers to remember, reflect, and honor the lives lost to America’s legacy of racial violence.

Honoring Hosea was written and directed by documentary maker, Eric Gulliver. It was produced by CRRJ’s Associate Researcher, Lydia Beal. The film will be released in 2025.