Go Down, Death (1945)

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Go Down, Death (1945)

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Sep 29, 2021

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We celebrate the release of Sankofa on Netflix, through the work of Ava Duvernay’s Array Films, look at groundbreaking anniversaries in hip-hop and rock and lament the passing of filmmaker Melvin Van Peeples before (30:19) getting into their review of 1945’s morality drama Go Down, Death!
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Sep 29, 2021

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Go Down, Death (1945)

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