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