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African American actors African American men Biography African Americans Civil rights United States Biography Hommes noirs américains Biographies Noirs américains Droits États-Unis Biographies Procès (Meurtre) Mississippi Sykes, Alvin Lee Till, Emmett 1941-1955 Trials (Murder) Mississippi Williams, Billy Dee 1937-Williams, Billy Dee
Summary: "Film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades-a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all-white industry in which he triumphed. Billy Dee Williams was born in Harlem in 1937 and grew up in a household of love and sophistication. As a young boy, he made his stage debut working with Lotte Lenya in an Ira...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Summary: Show Me Justice tracks the life and career of the late civil-rights advocate and pioneer Alvin Lee Sykes, who used his self-taught legal knowledge to reopen the dormant murder case of Emmett Till.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2024