
Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker
Ridiculous History
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The Father of Allf - Ira Aldrich
The story of ira aldrich, who was born in 18 o seven. He made quite a little name for himself back in the mid nineteenth century. As of to day, he is just one of 33 people who've been honoured with a bronze plaque on a chair. Get's your own place on it, not like a bench. This is at the shakespeare memorial theatre in stratford upon avon. We learned about this, or at least i first learned this phrase through an excellent article in the new yorker by alex ross called othello's daughter. And it's all about the legacy of iraAldrich.
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