The Learning Tree (1969)

Directors

Gordon Parks

Cast

Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Mira Waters, George Mitchell, Richard Ward

The story

In 1920s Kansas, a group of African-American boys, Newt Winger, Marcus Savage, and friends steal apples from Jake Kiner's orchard, and when Jake (who is white) confronts the boys, he is beaten and left for dead by Marcus, who later is sent to jail for his actions. While chasing after Marcus and the boys, the racist white sheriff shoots dead an innocent Black boy crossing a river, and the sheriff is not punished. thumb|Jake Kiner apple tree filming location.

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