Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

2020 | 115 minutes | 8.0 ★ (3)

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    13 October 2020

  • DirectingRic Burns
  • Budget

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  • Revenue

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