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INDY BEACONS: James Baskett, the first Black man to receive an honorary Oscar – Indianapolis Business Journal
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Sidney Poitier changed Hollywood but he wasn't the first black actor to win an Oscar | Films | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
![Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "A beautiful gif tribute to James Baskett, a great American actor receiving Oscar. Baskett gave a once in a lifetime performance to have a profound effect on Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "A beautiful gif tribute to James Baskett, a great American actor receiving Oscar. Baskett gave a once in a lifetime performance to have a profound effect on](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/Dj5DKyOW4AE8Mjr.jpg)
Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "A beautiful gif tribute to James Baskett, a great American actor receiving Oscar. Baskett gave a once in a lifetime performance to have a profound effect on
![Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "It is time to recognize actor James Baskett. He won and was awarded his Oscar for Disney's Song of the South, March 1948. He died months after Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "It is time to recognize actor James Baskett. He won and was awarded his Oscar for Disney's Song of the South, March 1948. He died months after](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dhr6dXKXUAE2RXQ.jpg)
Mike Mongo #IAmAI on Twitter: "It is time to recognize actor James Baskett. He won and was awarded his Oscar for Disney's Song of the South, March 1948. He died months after
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