Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

November. 15,2016      TV-PG
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7.3
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Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis

A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years.

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