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Ira Aldridge: Actor, Activist and Record-breaker

Ridiculous History

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The Only Actor of Color

The actor died two years after slavery was abolished through the thirteenth amendment. Atlise obscura points to a his obituary in the journal opportunity that was published in 19 25. Only four black men and one black woman ever won the best actor or actress award.

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