August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

Nan
0h 22m
2017
1 /10 (1)

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2017-08-26

Top Billed Cast

Don Cheadle

Self

Regina King

Self

Angela Bassett

Self

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Self

Lupita Nyong'o

Self

David Oyelowo

Michael Ealy

André Holland

Glynn Turman

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

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