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LaLee's kin : the legacy of cotton /

"Follows three generations of African-Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School Syst...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Maysles Films, Home Box Office (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Froemke, Susan, Dickson, Deborah, Maysles, Albert
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [2005]
Subjects:
Poverty > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Education > Mississippi > Delta (Region)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"Follows three generations of African-Americans from Mississippi as they battle extreme poverty and illiteracy. Living in a trailer without running water or lights, matriarch LaLee Wallace watches her grandchildren struggle in school, paralleling the efforts of the West Tallahatchie School System to raise standards, attract qualified teachers and find supplies, or risk takeover by the state. These intertwined stories are a sober exploration of the painful legacy of slavery and sharecropping in America's Mississippi Delta."--Container.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.