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The HistoryMakers
An Evening With Diahann Carroll
Season 1
Episode 27
Gwen Ifill gives the audience a birds-eye view of Diahann Carroll’s life with a career that began at the age of 14. Carroll’s career would break down multiple barriers that had kept African Americans from becoming successful entertainers for years.
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