Ossie Davis, Morgan Freeman, and Woodie King, Jr. To Receive Ford Freedom Award

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Hosted by Chuck Stokes, WXYZ-TV editorial and public affairs director, the special features interviews with actors, producers, civil rights leaders, and close associates of the late [Ossie Davis], [Morgan Freeman], and Woodie King, Jr. Stokes traveled to Los Angeles, New York and Mississippi, to profile the individual story of each honoree. The interviews include actress/writer Ruby Dee (Ossie Davis' wife), actor Morgan Freeman, Woodie King, Jr. (founder of New York's New Federal Theatre), Rev. Jesse Jackson (founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition), Marc Morial (president of the National Urban League), Janelle Procope (President and CEO of the Apollo Theater), AC Lyles (Paramount Studio producer), Johnny Grant (Hollywood mayor) and actor Tommy Redman Hicks.

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Ossie Davis, Morgan Freeman, and Woodie King, Jr. To Receive Ford Freedom Award

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 will present a half-hour special honoring the 2006 Ford Freedom Award recipients, the late multi-talented Oss...

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