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40 Facts About The Tragic Life of Dorothy Dandridge

Trista June 10, 2019 17 min
Dorothy Dandridge - Cyril Dandridge

20. Dorothy Was Active In the NAACP

The seal of the NAACP. Wikimedia Commons.

Dandridge encountered constant hardships as a Black actress, from typecasting to segregation, the Hays Code’s limitations, and more. Inspired by those hardships, she was an active member of the National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Urban League.

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