African American Ira Aldridge, a Shakespearean Actor in the Early 1800s, Honored in England by Christopher Woolf | Free Audiobook

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Title: African American Ira Aldridge, a Shakespearean Actor in the Early 1800s, Honored in England
Author: Christopher Woolf
Narrator: Marco Werman
Format: Original Recording
Length: 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-04-17
Publisher: PRI's The World
Genres: Radio & TV, News, Business, & Culture

Summary:
Shakespeare buffs, actors and ordinary citizens in England turned out to honor an extraordinary American actor this week. Ira Aldridge came from New York to England in the 1820s and became one of the best Shakespearean actors of his day. He was black and had to overcome intense hostility. Nevertheless, he persisted.

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