When Liberty Burns

Mar 7, 2020

1h 50m

★ 0.0

Miami's longest nights. Miami's darkest hours. The Arthur Lee McDuffie story.

Overview

An in-depth analysis on the 40th Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie at the hands of Miami Dade police officers.

Genres

Documentary

History

Crime

Production Companies

Dreamscape Media

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Cast

Self

Elder Shederika McDuffie Johnson

Self

Marc McDuffie

Self

Luis McDuffie

Self

Frederica Watts McDuffie

Self

Gwendolyn Anderson

Self

Perman Anderson

Self

Lonnie Lawrence

Self

Marshall Frank

Self

Valeria Bland Thomas

Self

Linda Saunders

Self

Willie Logan

Self

Forestine Reid

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