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The museum will host a film festival during the month of February featuring films with African-American themes. All movies are free with each day's paid admission. Feb. 13: Men of Bronze. The definitive story of African-American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment from New York, who served with the French army in World War I. Feb. 20: Glory. Starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick, this 1989 movie chronicles the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Feb. 27: Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II The unknown story of African-American battalions in World War II. This outstanding documentary is narrated by Denzel Washington and Louis Gossett, Jr.
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