The Nine O'clock Whistle

SYNOPSIS

Between 1963 and 1965, a Civil Rights movement ignited in the small town of Enfield, N.C., a stronghold of racial discrimination and  segregation in Northeastern North Carolina.  This movement sparked the Halifax County (N.C.)  voter's registration movement,
which nominated 11 candidates for political office.

THE NINE O'CLOCK WHISTLE is a film that gives the storytellers the stage.  We believe this film will play a role in educating future generations about the fight against indignities that these brave souls engaged in, challenging the laws, attitudes and beliefs that were prevalent in southern society.  At it's heart, the film is an illustration of the transformative power of civil disobedience and protest into the achievement of new legislation and legislators  by ordinary people.  Their setbacks and struggles, triumphs and victories are a lesson to us all.