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date: 27 March 2025

Cosby, Bill locked

1937African American comedian whose multifarious talent, friendliness, and commitment to positive values led him to become a preeminent television celebrity and a performer admired by both whites and blacks.

Cosby, Bill locked

1937African American comedian whose multifarious talent, friendliness, and commitment to positive values led him to become a preeminent television celebrity and a performer admired by both whites and blacks.
  • Eric Bennett

A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.

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