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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

1.0201722mMovieHistoryDocumentary

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

DirectorAva DuVernay
WriterAva DuVernay
ProducersAva DuVernay·Paul Goodwin Garnes

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Cast · Directed by Ava DuVernay

DCDon Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Self
RKRegina King
Regina King
Self
ABAngela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Self
GMGugu Mbatha-Raw
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Self
LNLupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o
Self
DODavid Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
MEMichael Ealy
Michael Ealy
AHAndré Holland
André Holland
GTGlynn Turman
Glynn Turman
MJMartin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
BOBarack Obama
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)

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