Ira Frederick Aldridge: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
Herbert Marshall and Mildred Stock, Ira Aldridge: The Negro Tragedian (1958, reissued 1993); Owen Mortimer, Speak of Me as I Am: The Story of Ira Aldridge (1995); Bernth Lindfors (ed.), Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (2007); Bernth Lindfors, Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807β1833 (2011), Ira Aldridge: The Vagabond Years, 1833β1852 (2011), and Ira Aldridge: Performing Shakespeare in Europe, 1852β1855 (2013).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 03, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Ira Aldridge. | Apr 19, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Song of America - Biography of Amanda Ira Aldridge. | Jan 16, 2020 | ||
| Three titles by Bernth Lindfors added. | Mar 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Ira Frederick Aldridge. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Ira Frederick Aldridge. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Ira Frederick Aldridge. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Ira Aldridge. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Biography of Ira Aldridge. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 10, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jan 10, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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