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2005:

  1. A remembrance of Ossie Davis
    A remembrance of Ossie Davis

    with Ossie Davis on Feb 10, 2005

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1999:

  1. A discussion about civil rights with activist and performer Paul RobesonJr.
    A discussion about civil rights with activist and performer...

    with Paul Robeson and Ossie Davis on Feb 23, 1999

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    11 min
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1998:

  1. A conversation about civil rights with actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
    A conversation about civil rights with actors Ossie Davis...

    with Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis on Nov 24, 1998

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    25 min
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Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 - February 4, 2005) was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. He was one of the notable African American directors of his generation. As a playwright, Davis wrote ‘Paul Robeson: All-American’, which is frequently performed in theatre programs for young audiences.

Davis found recognition late in his life by working in several of director Spike Lee’s films, including ‘Do The Right Thing’, ‘Jungle Fever’, ‘She Hate Me’ and ‘Get on the Bus’. Davis and wife Ruby Dee were recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. They were also named to the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame in 1989. His last role was a several episode guest role on Showtime?s drama series ‘The L Word’. At the 2007 Grammy awards he and his wife were tied winners in the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album with former President Jimmy Carter.

Source- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis