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The 24th

I am a man

6.1/ 1020201h 41mR

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The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.

Directed by Kevin Willmott

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Trai Byers

Trai Byers

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Bashir Salahuddin

Bashir Salahuddin

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Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King

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Mo McRae

Mo McRae

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Tosin Morohunfola

Tosin Morohunfola

Franklin

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

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Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church

Col. Norton

Lorenzo Yearby

Lorenzo Yearby

Lucky