Feb. 2015: Louis Gossett Jr. on how the battles with racism and ageism are changing in Hollywood

In 2015, Louis Gossett Jr. sat down with ABC News to discuss his new project at the time, a miniseries based on a novel about slavery. He shared how the battles of racism and ageism in Hollywood are changing in modern culture.

Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and was also an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries, “Roots.” He died at age 87.

Read more about his life: https://trib.al/9caV0XS

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