Progress(1997)
Parallels the killing of a Black man in the 1960s by the Ku Klux Klan with the killing of a Black man in the 1990s by a Black gang.
Movie: Progress
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Parallels the killing of a Black man in the 1960s by the Ku Klux Klan with the killing of a Black man in the 1990s by a Black gang.
Release Date
1997-02-01
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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