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After you watch James Brown in this 1984 McDonald's commercial...

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By Jennifer Brett
April 2, 2016

.. get on over to Augusta to check out the James Brown exhibit at the Augusta Museum of Art, or take the James Brown Family Historical Tour! Details - and an exclusive preview video from Brown's daughter Deanna Brown-Thomas - at the bottom of this post.

By the way the young lady who appears at the end of the ad is Brown's daughter Yamma Brown.

James Brown in the 1960s

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The Augusta Museum of History features an extensive trove of James Brown memorabilia. Photo courtesy of the museum.

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This is where James Brown went to elementary school. Photo: Jennifer Brett

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Chadwick Boseman played James Brown in "Get On Up."

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Ready for a sneak peek? Deanna Brown-Thomas gives a guided tour of some of the items in the James Brown exhibition in this video clip:

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