Ira Frederick Aldridge, Famous Unknown Shakespearean
Stuff You Missed in History Class
February 6, 201730m 18s
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Show Notes
He was one of the first Americans to achieve fame as a Shakespearean actor — and the first black man to do so, becoming a famous figure on the Victorian stage. But Aldridge has largely been excluded from biographies of Shakespearean actors.
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