Sparta, Mississippi
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Sparta, Mississippi is the fictional small Southern town that serves as the primary setting for the television series "In the Heat of the Night."
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bubba Skinner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Bill Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet DeLong NERFINISHED ⓘ Parker Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil Tibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | In the Heat of the Night franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | small Southern town ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not a real municipality in Mississippi state records ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime drama
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police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCounty | Sparta County (often implied) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Sparta General Hospital
NERFINISHED
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Sparta High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLandmark |
Sparta courthouse
NERFINISHED
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Sparta jail ⓘ Sparta town square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliceDepartment | Sparta Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSheriffOffice | Tibbs and Gillespie jurisdiction (fictional) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | small towns in Mississippi ⓘ |
| language | English (depicted) ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementJurisdictionOf | Sparta Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts racial and social tensions in the American South ⓘ |
| portrayedByRealLocation |
Covington, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other towns in Georgia ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFor | In the Heat of the Night (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedForTheme |
exploration of law enforcement ethics
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exploration of racism and civil rights ⓘ small-town community dynamics ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.