2007
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1h 23m
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Sandy Hollow Productions
Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Alice Brewton Hurwitz
Director: Jeffrey Morgan
Top Cast
Nancy Guzmán
Lillie Brewton Davis
Jerry Jackson
Lillie's Attacker
