Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

Apr 27, 2007

1h 23m

★ 0.0

Some secrets cannot stay buried.

Overview

Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly became a fascinating study of racism, revenge and family secrets. In the process of uncovering information about her ancestor's violent death at the hands of an African-American suspect, the woman learns that her family tree might have also produced a few murderers.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Sandy Hollow Productions

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Cast

Lillie Brewton Davis

Nancy Guzmán

Lillie's Attacker

Jerry Jackson

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Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

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