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On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much to him.
Top Billed Cast
Trevor McDonald Self - Presenter
Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte Self - Singer
Naomi Campbell Self - Supermodel
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage)
Colin Powell Self
Al Sharpton Self
Andrew Young Self
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