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Ossie Davis

18 December 1917 - 04 February 2005

American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist

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  • Cover of: Escape to freedom: a play about young Frederick Douglass

    First published in 1976 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Just like Martin

    First published in 1992 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition justlikemartin0000davi
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  • Cover of: Purlie victorious: a comedy in three acts

    First published in 1961 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Bible on Tape: Book of Matthew

    First published in 1989 2 editions
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  • Cover of: With Ossie and Ruby: in this life together

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition withossierubyint00davi
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  • Cover of: With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

    First published in 1994 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Langston, a play

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Life Lit by Some Large Vision: Selected Speeches and Writings

    First published in 2006 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The People of Clarendon County

    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Purlie: a musical

    First published in 1971 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Maggie's American Dream

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
African Americans, Drama, History, Actors, Actors, biography, Actors, united states, Afro-Americans, Biography, Davis, ossie, 1917-2005, Juvenile drama, Librettos, Musicals, Segregation, African americans, drama, African americans, fiction, African americans, juvenile literature, Alabama, fiction, American Authors, American Poets, Children's fiction, Children's plays, Children's plays, American, Civil rights movements, Civil rights movements, fiction, Discrimination in education
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United States, Alabama, History, Maryland
People
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895), Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
Time
1961-1969

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 17, 2020 Edited by KarlKemp added date of birth, death, bio, Wikipedia link
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 7, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import