Diahann Carroll
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Diahann Carroll was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Carroll was the recipient of numerous nominations and awards for her stage and screen performances, including a Tony Award in 1962
Publicity photo, 1976
Carroll, by Carl Van Vechten, 1955
Carroll and Sammy Davis Jr. on The Hollywood Palace, 1968
Carroll with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and other stars at NBC's taping of its "Christmas in Washington" in Washington, D.C.
Sidney Poitier
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Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his other a
Poitier in 1968
A scene from the play A Raisin in the Sun in 1959, with (from left) Louis Gossett Jr. as George Murchison, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, and Poitier as Walter Younger
Poitier (left) at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, alongside actors Harry Belafonte and Charlton Heston
Poitier in 2000