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Self is a real person portrayed by Sam Pollard in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese and Nancy Allen.

Self

by Sam Pollard

character

Episodes1

  • "Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More 1964-1972": Explores a call to pride and a push for unity to galvanize Blacks. Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, who refuses to fight in Vietnam. Students at the traditionally Black Howard University fight to bring the growing Black consciousness movement and their African heritage inside the walls of the institution. "A Nation of Law? 1968-1971": Black activism is increasingly met with violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement. A five-day inmate takeover at Attica Prison calls the public's attention to conditions there leaves 43 dead, of which 39 were killed by police.