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1917–2005 United States
Raiford Chatman Davis commonly known as Ossie Davis, (born 18 December 1917 - 4 February 2005) was an American writer,actor, director and social activist known for his contribution to African American film industry. He was married to Ruby Dee.
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Peace, peace, peace. This is where it’s at, and this is where I am.
There is a lot of American history waiting to be rediscovered, once you get away from the official version
I had a sense of certainty that no matter how dark it is now, one of these days it'll change.
I have less opportunities than I used to, but I don't think there's any prejudice against me because of my age
The history of the black man on the frontier – and, indeed, the history of the Indian – has never really been paid attention to in the movies.
Blacks are by and large are still, in a majority sense, Democrats
We have freedom. What we don't have is equality!
Criticism used to be an art practiced by educated people. Now you don't know what any of them are looking for in anything
I come together to say, I choose to live for brotherhood and not for folly. I choose peace and not war. I choose life and not death.
If you can’t outfight the man, outsmart him
One of the traps we've tried to avoid is the presentation of ourselves as victims or beggars
Performing artists are less political today than they were years ago because they're not called on to be political
I don’t think being a celebrity or being anything else overrides the responsibility to be a decent, humane citizen
We're going somewhere, even if it's only around the Goddamn corner
The struggle and the arts are connected almost by definition
Colorblind casting shouldn't violate common sense
I would say that a deeper patriotism is required when we consider to whom we owe our patriotic response
I fully expected that a black man particularly would by lynched from time to time because it was going on when I came into the world
We were not by any means a helpless community, cowering against, under the boot heel of the oppressor
They knew what to say because it fell into the existing rhetoric
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