Product Details

• Directors: Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson, Albert Maysles
• Producers: Susan Froemke
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Studio: HBO
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2010
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003VS09E0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,246 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it gives us hope, December 18, 2007

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Sheila Serio "Sheila Serio" (Cleveland, Mississippi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton [Theatrical Release] (Theatrical Release)

This documentary is true to what everyone is saying - it shows a delta woman's struggle for survival in a harsh world. she can't read, she's poor and uneducated, but she has plenty of love to give around to her babies. lalee struck me because she is so genuine. she's got a big heart. she doesn't have much, but she is makes the best out of her situation, never blaming a soul. it makes you grateful for everything you have. after all, what do we know about driving into town just to get a jug of water so we can have a bath? what do we know about losing our home?
There are two stories displayed in the film. the first is the part about lalee, and the latter is about reggie barnes, a superintendent who is struggling to get the west tallahatchie school district up in levels to keep the state from taking over. his dedication to the children in the district is astounding. more schools need someone like him, who is willing to go the long run to help educate.
if you're looking for something real about the grittiness of the mississippi delta, this is for you.
also, i read an article on her about a year ago in my state capital's newspaper. since the documentary, many people have come by to bring her gifts or help fix up her house and such. i'm glad she was able to touch so many lives. she is an amazing woman.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Realistic and Sobering Look at Life in Poverty in America, September 29, 2002

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Onifa - See all my reviews

This review is from: LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton [Theatrical Release] (Theatrical Release)

It will bring tears to your eyes.
This film is powerful. No narration, just reality coming at you in your face, in your gut.
This is modern day Third World living in the United States of America that's happening right now. Not fifty years ago but RIGHT NOW.
If you don't look differently at that last CD you bought, or that latte' you had yesterday, you have a heart of stone.
If you say you care about anyone other than yourself and you don't choose to go into the world and DO SOMETHING after seeing this film, you may as well be dead. You can't be human and go back to life as usual after seeing this film.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth about The Poor and Disenfranchised in the US, September 30, 2010

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Malcolm Carter - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton (DVD)

I have waited for this video to be available for years at a reasonable price. Every University should have several copies of this movie. People all over the United States would be ashamed and astonished after watching this film. The first question that would be asked will be how many decades ago was this. The shame is that this is happening now where people have to walk miles to get water to take a bath or cook, or where the kids take turns going to school because they are sharing the same pencil or the same pair of pants. These are people who have real problems and need help in this country.$7 an Hour Ain't No Job: The Second Emancipation of the Black Race