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An Evening With Diahann Carroll

1/1/2005 | 56m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

The legendary entertainer discusses battles with racism and sexism within the industry.

Gwen Ifill gives the audience a birds-eye view of Diahann Carroll’s life with a career that began at the age of 14. Carroll’s career would break down multiple barriers that had kept African Americans from becoming successful entertainers for years.

01/01/2005 | Rating TV-G

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Support for The HistoryMakers is provided by Toyota, AT&T, Baldwin Richardson Foods Co., Lincoln Financial Group, Apple and American Airlines. Distributed by NETA.

An Evening With Diahann Carroll

1/1/2005 | 56m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Gwen Ifill gives the audience a birds-eye view of Diahann Carroll’s life with a career that began at the age of 14. Carroll’s career would break down multiple barriers that had kept African Americans from becoming successful entertainers for years.

01/01/2005 | Rating TV-G

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