Marvel’s “Black Panther” opens Thursday night.
Large parts of the movie were shot here in Atlanta and that’s just one of the reasons some are viewing it as a significant moment for African-American culture.
While there have been heavily anticipated superhero movies before — “Deadpool,” “Dawn of Justice: Batman vs Superman” — this movie is in a league of its own as Marvel’s first black superhero. It also features a predominantly black cast and has a black director.
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