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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Lonne Elder III

Born: December 26, 1927
Died: June 11, 1996 (aged 68)
Bio: Lonne Elder III was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Elder was one of the leading African American figures who aggressively informed the New York theater world with social and political consciousness. He also wrote scripts for television and film.
Known for:
- Sounder (1972)
- Bustin' Loose (1981)
- A Woman Called Moses (1978)
- Melinda (1972)
- Part 2, Sounder (1976)