This is a 3-part assignment for African American studies. The subject for the research assignment is Cicely Tyson and her contribution to the civil rights movement. The assignment must include MLA in-

This is a 3-part assignment for African American studies. The subject for the research assignment is Cicely Tyson and her contribution to the civil rights movement. The assignment must include MLA in-
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O th er p erfo rm an ce s t h at y ea r i n clu ded B eca u se o f W in n-D ix ie a n d D ia ry o f A M ad B la ck W om an . I t w as a ls o d u rin g t h is y ea r t h at s h e w as h on ore d a t O pra h W in fr e y ’s L eg en ds B all. F ie rc e ly g u ard ed a b ou t h er p riv a cy , l i t tle i s k n ow n o f T yso n ’s p ers o n al l i f e . S h e w as b rie fly m arrie d t o t h e la te j a zz t r u m pete r M ile s D avis i n 1 9 8 1. T he c o u ple d iv o rc e d i n 1 9 8 8 . S h e i s a ls o c o m mit te d t o c o m mun it y i n vo lv em en t. S h e f o u n ded t h e D an ce T hea te r o f H arle m a lo n g w it h A rth ur M ille r. S h e i s a ls o a m em ber o f D elt a S ig m a T heta S oro rit y . I n 2 0 10 , T yso n w as t h e r e cip ie n t o f t h e S p in garn M ed al f r o m t h e N AACP . T hre e y ea rs l a te r i n 2 0 13 , T yso n r e ce iv ed a T on y a w ard f o r h er B ro ad w ay p erfo rm an ce o f C arrie W atts i n T he T rip T o B ou n tif u l . 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This is a 3-part assignment for African American studies. The subject for the research assignment is Cicely Tyson and her contribution to the civil rights movement. The assignment must include MLA in-
Cicely Tyson (/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/cicely-tyson) 1933 – Actress At a Glance … Broke into Acting Revolutionary Look for T elevision A New Definition of Black W omanhood An Acting Tour de Force Sources In the minds of many , Cicely Tyson (/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television- biographies/cicely-tyson) is the embodiment of black womanhood. A naturally gifted actress, she nonetheless worked diligently to learn all the nuances of her craft. Although strikingly beautiful, she has refused to get by on her looks, demanding instead to be judged on her professional abilities. T yson is often given credit for inspiring black American women to embrace African standards of beauty , rather than trying to make themselves over in the image of white America. In selecting scripts, she has consistently searched for those that will of fer a positive image of people of color to the public, and in the process, she has “developed an artistic identity that does not ignore, but actively challenges the two major stereotypes of the black woman in film and drama: the roly-poly, desexed black mammy and the ’high yaller ’ femme fatale, ” according to Ms . writer Yvonne. Because of her choosiness, T yson has not been a prolific actress; especially in the latter part of her career; few scripts meet her discriminating standards. But the quality of her work — particularly in the landmark films Sounder and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman — has assured her of a reputation as one of America ’s finest dramatic performers. Tyson, Cicely 1933– Views 2,847,595 Updated Jun 27 2020Print this article Tyson was bom in East Harlem to parents who had immigrated from Nevis, the smallest island in the Caribbean ’s Windward Island chain. The move to America brought no prosperity to the Ty-son family . Cicely ’sfatherworked at carpentry , house painting, and whatever other odd jobs he could find; her mother worked as a housekeeper; and Cicely herself stood on the street- corners selling shopping bags to supplement the household income. Nevertheless, they were forced to rely on welfare to survive, and the actress remembers that more often than not, they ate corn-meal mush for breakfast, lunch, and dinner . Her mother sought to protect Cicely and her two siblings from the harshness of their environment by keeping them in church as much as possible and forbidding them to associate with the neighborhood children. But young Tyson loved to wander the city and explore its many possibilities, and she frequently hopped onto a bus or subway train and rode to the end of the line, just to see what was there. After graduating from Charles Evans Hughes (/people/social-sciences-and-law/supreme-court- biographies/charles-evans-hughes) High School in Manhattan (/places/united-states-and- canada/us-political-geography/manhattan-new-york) , Tyson landed a job as a secretary for the At A G la n ce … Born December 19, 1933, in New Y ork (/places/united-states-and-canada/us-political- geography/new-york) , NY; daughter of William and Theodosia T yson; married Miles Davis (/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/miles-davis) (a jazz musician), November 1981 (divorced). Education: Studied drama at New York (/places/united-states-and- canada/us-political-geography/new-york) University , Actors Studio, and with V innette Carroll and Lloyd Richards. Encyclopedia 1080 (https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/nXuiOHB6) Photographic model during the late 1950s; actress, 1959 — . Stage credits include Talent ’59; The Dark of the Moon; The Blacks; Moon on a Rainbow Shawl; T iger, Tiger , Burning Bright; The Blue Boy in Black; and Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights . Film credits include Twelve Angry Men , 1957; Odds Against Tomorrow , 1959; A Man Called Adam , 1966; The Comedians, 1967; The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter , 1968; Sounder, 1972; The Blue Bird, 1976; The River 01:03 (/literature-and-arts/performing-arts/film-and-television/river) Niger , 1976; Fried Green Tomatoes , 1991. T elevision credits include East Side/W est Side, 1963; The Autobiography of Miss tene Pitman , 1974; Just an Old Sweet Song , 1976; Roots, 1977; Wilma, 1977; A Woman Called Moses (/people/philosophy-and-religion/judaism-biographies/moses) , 1978; King, 1978; The Marva Coilins Story , 1981; Acceptable Risks , 1986; Intimate Encounters , 1986; The Women of Brewster Place , 1989; Duplicates , 1992; House of Secrets , 1993; Oldest Living Confederate W idow Tells All , 1994; and Sweet Justice, 1994. Co-founder , Dance Theater of Harlem; trustee, Human Family Institute, American Film Institute (/literature-and- arts/performing-arts/film-and-television/american-film-institute) . Awards: V ernon Rice A ward, 1962, for The Blacks , and 1963, for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl; Academy Award nomination for best actress, Atlanta Film Festival A ward for best actress, and National Society of Film Critics Award for best actress, all 1972, all for Sounder; Emmy Award for best actress in a television special, 1974, for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; also recipient of awards from NAACP and National Council of Negro W omen (/history/biographies/korean-history-biographies/national-council-negro-women) . Addresses: Home — Malibu Beach, CA. Office — c/o Larry Thompson, 345 North Maple Dr ., Suite 183, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. American Red Cross (/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-and-government/international- organizations/red-cross) . The monotony of the work soon frustrated her , however. As she told Louie Robinson of Ebony , the day came when she stood up and shouted to her fellow office workers: “I know that God (/philosophy-and-religion/other-religious-beliefs-and-general- terms/religion-general/god) did not put me on the face of this earth to bang on a typewriter for the rest of my life! ” Fate intervened a few days later . Tyson, who had always been meticulous about the care of her hair , was asked by her hairdresser to model one of his styles at a fashion show. Her striking presence prompted several onlookers to encourage her to look into a modeling career . Before long she was enrolled in the Barbara W atson Modeling School and was engaged in photo shoots during her lunch breaks from the Red Cross (/social-sciences- and-law/political-science-and-government/international-organizations/red-cross) . It wasn ’t long before she was able to leave office work behind, for she quickly became one of the top black models in the United States (/places/united-states-and-canada/us-political- geography/united-states) . She earned as much as $65 an hour — a considerable sum during the late 1950s — and graced the covers of mainstream publications such as Vogue and Harper ’s Bazaar , as well as those of magazines specifically geared toward a black audience. But for all her success, modeling brought her little satisfaction. “I felt like a machine, ” she once told a reporter for Time magazine. Once again fate stepped in to move her along. T yson was waiting in the offices of Ebony magazine to go to an appointment with fashion editor Freda DeKnight when she caught the eye of Evelyn Davis, a black character actress. T yson related the encounter to Yvonne: “When More F ro m e n cyclo ped ia .c o m I walked by , [Davis] took one look at me and said, ’Lord, what a face! ’ She said I ’d be perfect for a movie then in production called The Spectrum . It was about the problems between light- skinned and dark-skinned blacks. I auditioned for the part and I got it. Actually , the film was never released because the money ran out — but here I am. ” Bro ke In to A ctin g Tyson ’s decision to take up acting led to a two-year rift between her and her mother , who considered movies sinful and had always forbidden her children to see them. But with characteristic determination, Tyson ignored all opposition to pursue her chosen goal. She studied at various acting schools, and briefly at New York (/places/united-states-and- canada/us-political-geography/new-york) University , but she had dif ficulty finding teachers who measured up to her demanding standards. T wo who did were Lloyd Richards and Vinnette Carroll. Carroll recalled to Yvonne: “There was never any doubt in my mind that Miss Cicely — that ’s my pet name for her — was going to make it. She had all the qualities needed: an enormous capacity for work (she seemed utterly driven) and for criticism (she was never thrown by it or immobilized). The most noticeable thing about her was her sense of herself. 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This is a 3-part assignment for African American studies. The subject for the research assignment is Cicely Tyson and her contribution to the civil rights movement. The assignment must include MLA in-
NAM E Cic e ly Tys on BIR TH D ATE D ece m ber 1 9, 1924 ( a ge 9 5) PLA CE O F B IR TH N ew Y o rk , N ew Yo rk Z O DIA C S IG N S a git ta rius C ic e ly T y so n B io g ra phy (1924–) UPDA TE D: A PR 2 4 , 2 0 20 ·O RIG IN AL: JU L 2 4 , 2 015 C ice ly T yso n is a n a w ard- win nin g lm, t e le vis io n a n d sta ge a ct re ss . S h e is n ota bl e f o r h er r o le s in ‘T h e A uto bi ogra ph y o f M is s J a n e P it tma n,’ ‘T h e H elp’ a n d Bro adw ay’s ‘T h e T rip to B ou ntif u l,’ a mo ng o th ers . Who Is Cicely Tyson? Cicely Tyson built a successful career by carefully choosing roles that exemplied quality and depth. She has won accolades and awards for her performances on TV, stage and in lm, with credits including Sounder , Roots , The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All , and The Help . Tyson has won three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, among other honors, over the course of her acting career. She was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977. Early Life Tyson was born in New York City on December 19, 1924, and grew up in Harlem, New York. At the age of 18, she walked away from a typing job and began modeling. Tyson was then drawn to acting, though she had not been permitted to go to plays or movies as a child. When she got her rst acting job, her religious mother, feeling that Tyson was choosing a sinful path, kicked her out of their home. Movies, TV and Theater ‘R o ots ,’ ‘T h e A uto b io g ra phy o f M is s J a ne P it tm an’ a nd M ore Despite her mother’s initial disapproval (the two didn’t speak for two years before reconciling), Tyson found success as an actress, appearing onstage, in movies and on TV. In 1963 Tyson became the rst African American star of a TV drama in the series East Side/West Side , playing the role of secretary Jane Foster. She went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for 1972’s Sounder . She also portrayed notable roles on television, including Kunta Kinte’s mother in the adaptation of Alex Haley ‘s Roots and the title role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman , which earned Tyson two Emmy Awards in 1974. Moving to Broadway in 1983, Tyson was the lead in The Corn Is Green , a play set in a Welsh mining town. In 1994 the actress nabbed her third Emmy in her supporting role as housemaid Castalia in CBS’ miniseries television adaptation of the Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All . However, Tyson’s career trajectory wasn’t a smooth one; at times, she had trouble simply nding work. She atly refused to do “blaxploitation” lms, or to take parts solely for the paycheck and was selective about the roles she chose. As she explained in a 1983 interview, “Unless a piece really said something, I had no interest in it. I have got to know that I have served some purpose here.” R EA D N EX T PO LIT IC A L F IG URES U .S . P R ES ID EN TS A CTIV IS TS ‘T h e H elp ,’ B ro a dw ay’s ‘T h e T rip to B oun tif u l’ More recently, Tyson appeared in The Help (2011) as maid Constantine Bates, for which she received many awards for being part of the ensemble cast and has also worked on several Tyler Perry movies. And after a 30-year absence from Broadway, Tyson returned with a role in Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful . The actress traveled to Texas in an eort to better understand her part in the acclaimed production — dedication that paid o when her performance won Tyson the 2013 Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play. In 2017 Tyson appeared in director Richard Linklater’s lm Last Flag Flying , an adaptation from the 2005 novel of the same name. Personal Life Through the years, Tyson has kept much of her personal life under wraps. However, what we do know is that Tyson was married to Miles Davis for seven years in the 1980s and has no children. Though other information about her life is scant, Tyson has a well-known commitment to community involvement. She co-founded the Dance Theater of Harlem after Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s assassination, and when a school board in East Orange, New Jersey, wanted to name a performing arts school after her, she only agreed to accept the honor if she could participate in school activities. In addition to attending meetings and events, Tyson has even taught a master class at the school. Notable Honors Tyson has received numerous acting awards and nominations and became a member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1977. She has also been honored by the Congress of Racial Equality and by the National Council of Negro Women. And in 2010, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People presented Tyson with its 95th Spingarn Medal — an award given to African Americans who have reached outstanding levels of achievement. In 2015 Tyson was nominated for an Emmy for her guest-starring role in ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors . The following year, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama . C it a tio n I n fo rm atio n Artic le T it le Cicely Tyson Biography A uth o r Biography.com Editors W eb sit e N am e The Biography.com website URL https://www.biography.com/actor/cicely-tyson A cce ss D ate July 10, 2020 P u b lis h e r A&E Television Networks La st U pd ate d April 24, 2020 O rig in a l P u b lis h e d D ate April 2, 2014 Shirley ChisholmShirley Chisholm ( 1 9 24– 2005)(1 9 24– 2005) Barack ObamaBarack Obama (1 9 61 – )(1 9 61 – ) Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman (C . 1 8 2 0– 19 13 )(C . 1 8 2 0– 19 13 )
This is a 3-part assignment for African American studies. The subject for the research assignment is Cicely Tyson and her contribution to the civil rights movement. The assignment must include MLA in-
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E ve n s o , th e fa m ily n eeded g ove rn m ent a ssis ta nce to k e e p fo od o n th e ta ble a nd a r o of o ve r th eir h eads. T hey m ove d fr e quently fr o m o ne H arle m te nem en t to a noth er, a nd T yso n’s p are nts ’ d iv o rc e in tr o duce d m ore in sta bilit y in to h er c h ild hood. T yso n fo und s o la ce in th e c h u rc h , a lt h ough s h e re se nte d th e r e str ic tio ns p la ce d o n h er b y h er d eeply r e lig io us m oth er. S he w as n ot a llo w ed to s o cia liz e o uts id e c h urc h o r d ate u ntil s h e w as s e ve n te en. T yso n, C ic e ly [c ]F ash io n T yso n, C ic e ly [ c ]F ilm : A ctin g T yso n, C ic e ly 1 356 89409292 R ese arc h S ta rte rs C ic ely T yso n Actr e ss Born: D ece m ber 1 9, 1 933 Birthplace: H arle m , N ew Y ork A cto r a n d a ctiv is t T yso n is a n a w ard -w in nin g a cto r a nd a dvo ca te fo r e duca tio nal, c iv ic , a nd h um an it a ria n c a use s. H er c o m mit m ent to p ortr a yin g p osit iv e A fr ic a n A m eric a n c h ara cte rs r e su lt e d in m an y m em ora ble p erfo rm an ce s. A re as o f a ch ie vem en t: F ash io n; F ilm : a ctin g; S ocia l is su es E arly L if e C ic e ly L . T yso n w as b orn in H arle m , N ew Y ork , to a fa m ily s tr u gglin g fo r e co n om ic s u rv iv a l. H er p are nts , W illia m a nd T heodosia T yso n, h ad im mig ra te d to th e U nit e d S ta te s fr o m N evis , a s m all C arib bean is la nd. W illia m w as a c a rp ente r a nd s o ld fr u it fr o m a p ush ca rt. T heodosia w ork e d a s a d om estic s e rv a nt. T yso n, th e y o u ngest o f th re e s ib lin gs, s o ld s h o ppin g b ags o n th e s tr e ets . E ve n s o , th e fa m ily n eeded gove rn m ent a ssis ta nce to k e ep fo od o n th e ta ble a nd a r o of o ve r th eir h eads. T hey m ove d fr e quently fr o m o ne H arle m te nem ent to a noth er, a nd T yso n’s p are nts ’ d iv o rc e in tr o duce d m ore in sta bilit y in to h er c h ild hood. T yso n fo und s o la ce in th e c h urc h , a lt h ough s h e re se nte d th e r e str ic tio ns p la ce d o n h er b y h er d eeply r e lig io us m oth er. S he w as n ot a llo w ed to s o cia liz e o uts id e c h urc h o r d ate u ntil s h e w as s e ve nte en. Backstage at The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week. February 13, 2009 at Bryant Park. By The Heart Truth [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Cicely Tyson at the 2012 Time 100 gala. By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licens via Wikimedia Commons Tyso n g re w u p r e stle ss a nd c u rio us, a nd s h e fo und w ays to b re ak th ro ugh h er p hysic a l a nd e m otio nal b oundarie s. W hile in h ig h s ch ool, s h e w ould r id e th e b us a cro ss th e c it y a nd c o n te m pla te a b ette r fu tu re . W ork in g a s a ty p is t fo r th e R ed C ro ss a fte r g ra duatio n, s h e d ecla re d th at s h e w ould n ot s p end h er lif e “ b angin g o n a ty p e w rit e r.” A lt h ough s h e w as u nsu re o f w hat s h e w ante d to d o, T yso n fe lt d estin ed fo r a lif e m ore s ig nif ic a nt th an th e o ne s h e w as liv in g. T he o pportu nit y fo r th at d if fe re nt lif e c a m e w hen T yso n m od ele d in a h air s h o w . H er s tr ik in g fe atu re s, h ig h c h eekb ones, s m all fr a m e, a nd ebony s kin d re w n otic e , a nd s h e w as e nco u ra ged to p urs u e fa sh io n m od elin g. S he b eca m e o ne o f th e to p te n A fr ic a n A m eric a n m odels in t h e c o untr y . H ow eve r, s h e g re w tir e d o f b ein g s e e n s im ply a s a p re tty fa ce in d esig ner c lo th es. E nco ura ged b y F re da D eK nig ht, a n e dit o r a t E bony , T yso n a udit io ned fo r a r o le in a n in dep endent film , C arib e G old . T he film w as n eve r c o m ple te d, b ut th e e xp e rie nce in tr o duce d h er to t h e th rill o f a ctin g. D esp it e h er m oth er’s s tr o ng o bje ctio ns, T yso n e nro lle d in c la sse s a t th e A cto rs S tu dio . S he h ad to le ave h om e, b ut s h e began m akin g m oney a nd d ra w in g p ra is e a s a n a cto r. L if e ’s W ork T yso n g arn ere d fa vo ra ble r e vie w s fo r h er fir s t s ta ge r o le in D ark o f th e M oon ( 1 958–59), b ut it w as in J e an G enet’s T he B la cks ( 1 961) th at T yso n b eca m e a n atio nally r e co gniz e d a rtis t. H er c o m ed ic p erfo rm an ce a s a p ro stit u te n am ed V ir tu e e arn ed T yso n h er fir s t D ra m a D esk A w ard . In h er fir s t m ajo r film r o le , in C ars o n M cC ulle rs ’s T he H eart Is a L onely H unte r ( 1 968), a nd o n te le vis io n, T yso n w ore h e r h air in a s h o rt A fr o . S he d re w c rit ic is m fr o m s o m e, b la ck a nd w hit e , fo r h er “ n atu ra l” h air a nd d ark s kin a nd fo r n ot c o nfo rm in g to th e im age o f a m id dle -c la ss A fr ic a n A m eric a n w om an. O th ers , h ow eve r, c o n sid ere d h er lo oks r e vo lu tio nary ; s h e w as th e e m bodim ent o f th e B la ck Is B eautif u l m ove m ent . In 1 963, s h e b eca m e th e fir s t fe m ale A fr ic a n A m eric a n a cto r to a ppear r e gula rly in a d ra m atic s e rie s, in th e a ccla im ed E ast S id e, W est S id e . M ore te le vis io n a ppeara nce s in p ro gra m s a s d iv e rs e a s th e W este rn G unsm oke a nd th e s o ap o pera T he G uid in g L ig ht fo llo w ed. H er film r o le s, h ow eve r, w ere fe w d urin g th e 1 960s a nd 1 970s b eca u se s h e r e fu se d to p la y th e h yp ers e xu al c h ara cte rs o f th e bla xp lo it a tio n e ra . T yso n in sis te d o n r o le s th at c a st b la ck w om en in a p osit iv e lig ht, a nd h er c a re er is d is tin guis h ed b y h er p ortr a ya ls o f m ult id im ensio nal c h ara cte rs w ho d o n ot fit in to a ny p opula r s te re oty p e . O ne o f T yso n’s m ost n ota ble film r o le s w as in S ounder ( 1 972) a s a d efia nt, s m art, a nd d eeply lo vin g w om an . R evie w ers h aile d t

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