Gary Ross -- writer-director of 'The Free State of Jones' -- says that until about 10 years ago he didn't know that during the Civil War AWOL Confederate soldier Newton Knight, together with other whites and escaped slaves, took control of part of Jones County Mississippi and declared it an independent state.
Comment on 'Free State of Jones' star Matthew McConaughey and director Gary Ross were inspired by true story
By Bob Strauss , Daily News, Los Angeles, San Jose Mercury News: Movies
Mon, 06/27/2016 - 6:19am
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