Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. He was born on December 18, 1917 in Cordell, Georgia and died on February 4, 2005 at the age of 87. Davis faced challenges as a black actor in the early 20th century as roles for black actors were often limited to stereotypical characters.

1. Emma
2-23-12
Reading Assignment
Ossie Davis

2. Ossie Davis was an American. He was born
December 18, 1917 he died February 4, 2005.
He was 87 when he died. He was born in Raiford
Chatman Davis in Cordell, Georgia. I was four
years old when he died.

3. He was an actor, director, poet,
playwright, writer, and social activist.

4. His dads name was Kince Charles Davis
a railroad construction engineer, and
his wife Laure nee Cooper .
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5. He became “Ossie” when his mother
told the courthouse clerk in Clinch
River GA who was filing his birth
certificate that his name R.C Davis.

6. . He ran in acting he ran into the usual
roadblocks that blacks suffered at the
times as they generally could only
portray stereotypical characters such
as Stepin Fetchit.