Talk:Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence

When I first logged onto this page, I was met by the line "This page does not yet exist."

Perhaps this is because, nobody wants to discuss this film.

A tragic pity. History no one wants to discuss, is history soon forgotten, and a treasure lost.

Yes. Treasure. For even dark history is precious. It reminds us, as we constantly need to be in spite of what we like, of how evil the sin of hate can make us become, how futile the sin of guilt is in covering up the ugly truth, and how ever-present the legacy of racial hatred continues to be, in our own back yard.

I dare say, though, as an advocate of Pensacola film history as well, the very existence of this film, and the fact that it was shot here in Pensacola in recent times,makes it another fleeting treasure in danger of obscurity, even extinction, if we do not preserve it now. We are not just Pensacolians in military service, the lumber & paper industries, art, music, sports, or tourism. We are filmmakers, too.

But sadly, this category of our area history has little or no representation in our city government, and too few if any support it in the private sector. In spite of noble past efforts to bring the film industry into Pensacola, as well as spotlight our own Hollywood legacy in the press now and then, most of our citizens remain blissfully unaware of it in their daily lives. I guess a local movie star or producer just doesn't rally the public, the same way a football star or decorated soldier does.

Please consider these words carefully, and try to be more vigilant, as I am every day, in tracking this rare and fleeting history of ours, in the world of cinema.

--- Ken Manning, Milton, FL Manningmilt1@aol.com