The Romey Lynchings
DIRECTOR
Joshua Sabey
RUN TIME
26 Minutes
LANGUAGE
English
YEAR
2020
Previous
Next
COUNTRY
Lebanon
GENRE
Documentary
CAST
Dr. Thomas Aiello, Dr. Tameka Hoobes, Mrs. Sandy Ryland, Mr. Stewart Giardina
ENGLISH SUBTITLES
No
Classification
Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult
SYNOPSIS
A story of racial violence against Lebanese immigrants in 1929 Lake City, Florida. This documentary covers the story of Director Joshua Sabey’s grandparents who were murdered by the KKK.
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