August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
Top billed cast
Don CheadleSelf
Regina KingSelf
Angela BassettSelf
Gugu Mbatha-RawSelf
Lupita Nyong'oSelf
David Oyelowo
Michael Ealy
André Holland
Glynn Turman
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
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