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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

8.020201h 55m
Documentary

Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.

Directed by Ric Burns

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CAST

The people behind the story

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Eric AvilaSelf - Professor of History, UCLA
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Tamara BanksSelf - Journalist
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Herb BoydSelf - “Black Detroit” Author
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Leah ChaseSelf - Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant
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Spencer CrewSelf - Smithsonian Interim Director
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Walter EdwardsSelf - Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
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Lolis Eric ElieSelf - Writer
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Carolyn FinneySelf - Author

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