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The HistoryMakers
An Evening With Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Season 1
Episode 11
An Evening With Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee provides a historical look into the life of legendary actor/activist husband-wife team. Educator and activist Angela Davis interviews these familiar black voices that we have come to trust and respect. As narrators and spoken word artists, they have struggled for civil rights and human dignity over the years.
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