A fact from Sam Lucas appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 October 2005. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that in 1878, Sam Lucas became the first African American actor to play the role of Uncle Tom in a serious production of Uncle Tom's Cabin, only to do the same for film 37 years later? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/October.

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The birthyear's given as 1850: is this correct? The LC name authority file has 1840, citing the New Grove. Dsp13 ( talk) 21:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC) reply