The unity of a sharecropping family in Louisiana is challenged, when Zeke and Bubba, the two eldest sons, endeavor to become more than their ancestors had been. An avid reader of the "Chicago Defender", Zeke, the eldest, sets his sights on moving North while Bubba hopes to join the Tuskegee-trained construction workers in Baton Rouge to learn the trade as a layman. Their father cannot run his share of the canefield without them, and is caught between the futility of the present, and his fear of the future. Come Mournin' ...
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The unity of a sharecropping family in Louisiana is challenged, when Zeke and Bubba, the two eldest sons, endeavor to become more than their ancestors had been. An avid reader of the "Chicago Defender", Zeke, the eldest, sets his sights on moving North while Bubba hopes to join the Tuskegee-trained construction workers in Baton Rouge to learn the trade as a layman. Their father cannot run his share of the canefield without them, and is caught between the futility of the present, and his fear of the future. Come Mournin' uses gentle humor, vitality and vivid imagery to weave a story about conditions which prompted the Great Migration, and one family whose lives were affected by the ambition and determination of its children. Appealing to both teens and adults, Come Mournin' promotes awareness of Black history in an entertaining way that is easily accessible to those of the TV generation.
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