
Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker
Ridiculous History
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Shakespeare in the Park Festival
Shakespeare plays typically end with what is known as a jig. This is the way it's described a that might poke a little fun at the story. And this is something that he subverts, just as you've describe. At first he just had a guitar that he would sing songs on. But as the years went on, he started reciting poetry he had written himself. It'sa stuff like, i risk my all upon thy power life, son, yes, country too,. To free my brethren, fettered slaves from sinking in inglorious graves. I wish i could have seen him alive.
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