August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)

August 26th, 20170h 22min

History, Documentary
10%

Overview

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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