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When Liberty Burns
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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

Cast

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Elder Shederika McDuffie Johnson

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Marc McDuffie

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Luis McDuffie

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Frederica Watts McDuffie

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Gwendolyn Anderson

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Perman Anderson

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Lonnie Lawrence

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Marshall Frank

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Valeria Bland Thomas

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Linda Saunders

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Willie Logan

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Forestine Reid

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