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He may not have been the world's greatest entertainer, but he absolutely deserves to have his life story told in a way that we can appreciate him and his time. This man was a true pioneer in race relations, and got an astounding amount of abuse from both whites and blacks.

He fought back not through protests, courts, violence, or returning the hate, but by focusing on his talent, and becoming even better and more famous despite those who hated him. His career was his answer to racism, and every time he got onstage, or on tv, or into movies, there was a black man reaching all Americans with a smile on his face. We in this time should not underestimate how much that effected change in America.

People can compare him to the others in the rat pack, but the others didn't carry the cross he was carrying, and that's what makes him important.