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Ossie Davis
- Known for
- Music · Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1917
- Died
- February 4, 2005 · age 87
- From
- Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Other films Davis acted in include The Hill (1965), A Man Called Adam (1966), Let's Do It Again (1975), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Client (1994), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dinosaur (2000), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death.
§ Popular songs
10- 1African Roots of Struggle (Live)Woodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War
- 2African Roots of Struggle - IntroWoodstock Song II; Folk, Love & War
- 3Why I Became a Women's Rights ManA Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! - The Oratory of Frederick Douglass - Read By Ossie Davis
- 4A Plea for Freedom of SpeechA Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! - The Oratory of Frederick Douglass - Read By Ossie Davis
- 5If There Is No Struggle, There Is No ProgressA Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! - The Oratory of Frederick Douglass - Read By Ossie Davis
- 6What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July, Pt. 2A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! - The Oratory of Frederick Douglass - Read By Ossie Davis
- 7What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July, Pt. 1A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! - The Oratory of Frederick Douglass - Read By Ossie Davis
- 8Prelude: I Dream a World (feat. Ossie Davis)Silver & Gold
- 9We Who Believe in FreedomThe Roots of Resistance: Selected Highlights from the Freedom Archives, Vol. 1
- 10African Roots of StruggleThe Roots of Resistance: Selected Highlights from the Freedom Archives, Vol. 1
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