James Earl Jones arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in Los Angeles. Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen, died at age 93, on Sept. 9.
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What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis, by Dominic Taylor
The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era.