Ira Aldridge became the first famous African-American actor—but he didn't find fame in the U.S. Here's how he battled prejudice to become the 19th century's "greatest living actor." ...

A Camberwell author has published a paperback copy and three new chapters of Deep are the Roots: Trailblazers Who Changed ...

In 1833, the year the British Parliament abolished slavery in the United Kingdom, an African-American actor named Ira Aldridge — New York-born but married to an Englishwoman from Yorkshire &#… ...

Thirty-three people are honored with plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, but only one of them, Ira Aldridge, is an African-American. At a time when the United ...

Aldridge, Ira, The African RosciusA Cable dispatch, received last night, announces the death, in Poland, of that distinguished actor. IRA ALDRIDGE, whose real name is said to ?? been HEWLETT, was ...

Craig Ester, left, is Ira Aldridge and Marina DeYoe-Pedraza is Betty Lovell in Swine Palace's production of 'Red Velvet,' which continues its run at LSU's Shaver Theatre on campus. STAFF PHOTO BY ...

Ira Aldridge fue el primer actor estadounidense que logró fama en Europa. Comenzó su carrera con el African Grove Theatre de Nueva York, compuesto de actores negros, pero a sus 17 años cruzó el ...

Bag&Baggage Productions Explores the Life of a Black Actor in a Slave-Owning Society Eric Zulu stars as Ira Aldridge, the first Black man to play Othello at London’s Covent Garden.

Aldridge and Robeson found their place, despite the stereotype, even though it took 200 years to do it. Ira Aldridge If you’re not familiar with Ira Frederick Aldridge, you’re most likely not ...

Who were the Moors? If the term seems familiar from art and literature—but still confusing—there’s a good reason.