Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

Some secrets cannot stay buried.

  • Movie
  • 2007
  • 1h 23m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Jeffrey Morgan
Starring
Nancy Guzmán, Jerry Jackson

Cast

  • Nancy Guzmán

    Lillie Brewton Davis

  • Jerry Jackson

    Lillie's Attacker

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