LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

For as long as she can remember, LaLee Wallace's family has picked cotton.

6.0 /10 3 votes
January 19, 2001 1h 29m Released

Storyline

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.

Key Information

Director Deborah Dickson
Rating 6.0/10
Language EN

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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton was released on January 19, 2001.

The runtime of LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is 1h 29m.

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is a Documentary movie.

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton was directed by Deborah Dickson.

LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton is originally in English.