Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, a model and an inspiration

Ossie Davis & his wife of 56 years Ruby Dee, distinguished screen actors and civil rights activists. They were members of the generation of Black actors/civil rights activists who were inspired by Paul Robeson. Other performers of activist ilk who credited Roberson’s inspiration were Sidney Poitier & Harry Belafonte. Unfortunately, the mainstream Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s spurned Robeson, fearing the Cold War taint of Communism.