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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-08-26

Runtime: 22 mins

Director: Ava DuVernay

Writer: Ava DuVernay

Spoken language: English

Genres: History, Documentary

Original title: August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

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Production Countries: United States of America

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