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Okay, Rachel.

So today we're going to talk about Dorothy Dandridge.

She was the first black woman, actually the first black person to be...

I mean, for, yeah, person to be nominated for a best actress or lead actor Academy Award.

There had only been one before, Hadi McDaniel, who did win, Fork on with the Wind.

And she really shined brightly for a short time, but due to racism and some career missteps,

she quickly faded out and had a pretty tragic end to what was a bright and promising life.

My source for this book is called Dorothy Dandridge.

It's by Donald Boggle or Boggle.

This is an extensively researched biography.

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