Charles+Gilpin

Charles Gilpin  Charles Sydney Gilpin was an actor. He inspired African Americans all over the world. African American people all over the U.S were being discriminated and it was all because of the color of their skin. Some African Americans were stepping up to show they were still people, that they still had feelings, and to say that they were not going to be put down just because of what others believe. One of those people was Charles Gilpin. Charles was born in Richmond Virginia on November 20, 1878. He was inspired to be a singer so he enrolled in a play. He got a small part and from there on he was tied to acting. Charles got his first big break was a small part in a movie called //The Emperor jones.// Charles then started his career as an actor. Gilpin kept his career going till he was 48 then he suffered from a terrible ailment and that caused him to lose his sight. Charles still resumed his career but he had small parts such as a door man or a small character that was seen but only in regular parts like an elevator man. Charles soon died in 1930. He died at the age of 52 living a good and successful life. a.s. w Wilson 2A/B __Sources __ [|http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK16310092http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/?userGroupName=schttp://scdiscus.org/discus-resourcesschools35&mode=view][|__http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1631009235&mode=view__]