LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
This heartbreaking documentary depicts the extreme poverty of an African-American family and their Mississippi Delta school district. LaLee's Kin takes us deep into the Mississippi Delta and the intertwined lives of LaLee Wallace, a great-grandmother struggling to hold her world together in the face of dire poverty, and Reggie Barnes, superintendent of the embattled West Tallahatchie School System. The film explores the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in the Delta.
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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
- Overview
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 19, 2001
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
60%
Original Title
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Director
Albert Maysles
Description
This heartbreaking documentary depicts the extreme poverty of an African-American family and their Mississippi Delta school district. LaLee's Kin takes us deep into the Mississippi Delta and the intertwined lives of LaLee Wallace, a great-grandmother struggling to hold her world together in the face of dire poverty, and Reggie Barnes, superintendent of the embattled West Tallahatchie School System. The film explores the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in the Delta.