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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Name: Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Director: Stanley Nelson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-01-11
Cast: Carl Hart, Koe Rodriguez, Nelson George, Corey Pegues, Samson Styles

Documentary

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

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Cast

Carl HartKoe RodriguezNelson GeorgeCorey PeguesSamson StylesFelipe LucianoRonald ReaganNancy ReaganBill ClintonHillary ClintonJames TraficantWalter Cronkite

Director

Stanley Nelson

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