Lay My Burden Down
Lay My Burden Down
1966, English. Directed by Jack Willis.
A Look at the Life of the Southern Rural Negro
This documentary concentrates on the hardships of black tenant farmers and their families in the Selma, Alabama region. One family of ten survives on only $1,000 a year in a system that has changed little since the days of reconstruction after the Civil War. The sharecroppers work the land owned by white landowners as they struggle to make ends meet. One farmer explains that black people are never offered a loan of more than $50. Another man is evicted for not turning his check from the federal government over to his landlord. A mother's only wish is that her prayers are answered so she can feed and clothe her family.
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Lay My Burden Down isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1966. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Lay My Burden Down, try Selma, Norma Rae, Hale County This Morning, This Evening.
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Lay My Burden Down (1966) was directed by Jack Willis.