Lay My Burden Down
Thematic Class in America Curated by St. Clair Bourne
When the spotlight of “the movement” moved on, many sharecroppers and tenant farmers were forced off the land in retaliation for their attempts to vote. Made in 1966, this film illustrates the forces behind the repression of the struggle for “freedom and justice” and was one of the first to raise economic and class questions about the civil rights movement, generally described in moral or legal terms by the media at that time.
Director
Jack Willis
Producer
Jack Willis
Release Year
1966
Festival Year
2006
Country
United States
Run Time
90 minutes