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Frank Silvera-Black History Is Everyone’s History

Where We All Come From

Frank Silvera

Did you know that Frank Silvera was a Black actor of the 30’s?

Silvera was all about the rights of Black actors and writers and worked hard at supporting their work. Silvera died in a freak electrical accident at the age of fifty-five.  Morgan Freeman later established and helped fund the Frank Silvera Writer’s Workshop Foundation.

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