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institution set up in Parsippany, New Jersey to train black missionaries for work in Africa, (17) it would have been precisely the kind of education that the Reverend Daniel Aldridge would have desired for his son Ira, the final two years being devoted entirely to religious matters, including the composition of sermons.
Ira Benjamin “Ben” Aldridge. Birth. 14 Apr 1903. Trenton, Fannin County, Texas, USA. Death. 2 Nov 1980 (aged 77) Texas, USA. Burial. Burns Cemetery. Trenton, Fannin County, Texas, USA Show Map. Memorial ID. 15544463. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 2. Flowers 2. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. Texas. Fannin County. Trenton.
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Jun 19, 1980 · Only one son — Ira’s father — was saved. The senior Aldridge was brought to the United States by an American missionary who converted him to Christianity and gave him the name Daniel. He later became the pastor of a black Presbyterian church in New York City. Ira was born July 24, 1807, supposedly in New York. But Maryland claims him too.
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The son of a minister and his wife, Aldridge attended New York’s African Free School, which had been established by the New York Manumission Society to educate the city's black community. His first taste of the theater was probably at Manhattan’s now-defunct Park Theatre, and before long he was hooked. While still a student, Aldridge made his stage...
By this time, the British Empire had already abolished its slave trade, and an emancipation movement was growing. Aldridge realized that Britain was a much more welcoming prospect for a young, determined black actor like himself—but what he didn’t know was that his transatlantic crossing would prove just as important as his decision to emigrate. To...
Instead of accepting defeat, Aldridge took both Othello and The Padlockon a tour of Britain’s provincial theaters. The move proved to be an immense success. During his national tour, Aldridge amassed a great many new fans, and even becamemanager of the Coventry Theatre in 1828, making him the first black manager of a British theater. He also earned...
–Ira Aldridge: The Negro Tragedian by Herbert Marshall and Mildred Stock Ira Aldridge was born in 1807 in New York City. As a young performer, he witnessed the demise of The African Company and the difficulties Black classical actors faced in America including violence.
Mar 21, 2008 · Lorraine Eugenia Aldridge TRENTON - Lorraine Eugenia Aldridge, 80, passed away on Wednesday at her residence. Born in Flushing, Long Island, NY, she was educated in the local public...
Feb 11, 2007 · Ira Frederick Aldridge was born in New York City, New York on July 24, 1807 to free blacks Reverend Daniel and Lurona Aldridge. Although his parents encouraged him to become a pastor, he studied classical education at the African Free School in New York where he was first exposed to the performance arts . While there he became impressed with ...
