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Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is a 50-minute documentary about the life and work of Georgia writer and activist Lillian Smith (1887 – 1966). This documentary explores her legacy and the life journey that led to her awakening, from her childhood experiences in a small southern town, to her years of living abroad in China, to directing a girls' summer camp in North Carolina. By the time she published a bestselling novel in 1944, her moral compass was finely tuned to the changes needed in the southern U.S., and she spent the next two decades confronting the ugly institution of segregation, saying that it harmed whites as much as blacks. In the decade before her death she wrote about the need for freedom and respect for everyone everywhere.
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Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence was released on May 16, 2019.
The runtime of Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is 52m.
Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is a Documentary movie.
Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence has a rating of 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence was directed by Hal Jacobs.
Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is originally in English.