{"id":18621,"date":"2019-08-15T08:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=films&#038;p=18621"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:28:23","slug":"always-in-season","status":"publish","type":"films","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/always-in-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Always in Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Always in Season <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follows the tragedy of African American teenager Lennon Lacy, who in August 2014, was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina. His suspicious death was ruled a suicide by law enforcement, but Lennon\u2019s mother, Claudia, her family, and many others believe Lennon was lynched.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film chronicles Claudia&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quest to learn the truth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and takes a closer look at the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching African Americans and connects the dots to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">show us America\u2019s history of lynching isn\u2019t history at all \u2014 its sinister seeds still bear \u201cstrange fruit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always in Season follows the tragedy of African American teenager Lennon Lacy, who in August 2014, was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina. 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