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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

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HistoryDocumentary

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Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

22 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

26 August 2017

Country

United States of America

Cast

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Self

Regina King

Regina King

Self

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Self

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Self

Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

Self

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

André Holland

André Holland

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

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