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I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.
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It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we would share with the world, demands eternal vigilance.
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College ain't so much where you been as how you talk when you get back.
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Malcolm was our manhood, our living black manhood! This was his meaning to his people. And, in honoring him, we honor the best in ourselves.... And we shall know him then for what he was and is—a prince, our own black shining Prince!—who didn't hesitate to die, because he loved us so.
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Born:
December 18, 1917
Died:
February 4, 2005
(aged 87)
Bio:
Ossie Davis was an American film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and civil rights activist.
Known for:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Evening Shade (1990 – 1994)
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
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