Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

Release date: 2025-01-23
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Genres: Documentary, Animation, History
The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.
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