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Niall Gulstone of Atlanta, waits on line to attend a public viewing, at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, for Cicely Tyson in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress died on Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in &quot;Sounder,&quot; a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in &quot;The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,&quot; has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Hundreds pay respects to actor Cicely Tyson at her viewing

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FILE - Actress Cicely Tyson arrives at the unveiling of director and producer Tyler Perry's new motion picture and television studio in Atlanta on Oct. 4, 2008. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in &quot;Sounder,&quot; a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in &quot;The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,&quot; has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (AP Photo/W.A.Harewood, File)

Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - Cicely Tyson poses with her award for best actress in a play for &quot;The Trip to Bountiful,&quot; in the press room at the 67th Annual Tony Awards on June 9, 2013, in New York. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in &quot;Sounder,&quot; a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in &quot;The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,&quot; has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the end

By HILLEL ITALIE and MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Cicely Tyson arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Cicely Tyson, purposeful and pioneering actor, dead at 96

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Cicely Tyson, a cast member in "Last Flag Flying," poses at the premiere of the film at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Cicely Tyson dies at 96, agent says

By Hillel Italie and Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

FILE - Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in &quot;Sounder,&quot; a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in &quot;The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,&quot; has died. She was 96. Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Zendaya, Oprah, others react to death of Cicely Tyson

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK AND DATE - Ava DuVernay, from left, Cicely Tyson, Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller appear at the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's &quot;Cherish the Day&quot; during the Discovery Network TCA 2020 Winter Press Tour at the Langham Huntington on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Cicely Tyson savors life, new OWN series at 95

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Cicely Tyson, a cast member in "Last Flag Flying," poses at the premiere of the film at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

45 years after her nomination, Cicely Tyson gets her Oscar

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

Don Henley, left, and Glenn Frey of The Eagles perform at the Forum in Los Angeles n this Jan. 15, 2014 photo. A list of six Kennedy Center honorees were announced Wednesday, which includes “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, groundbreaking actresses Rita Moreno and Cicely Tyson, singer Carole King, rock band the Eagles and acclaimed music director Seiji Ozawa. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

George Lucas, Cicely Tyson, Eagles win Kennedy Center Honors

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

First lady Michelle Obama reacts as she introduces the cast of &quot;The Trip to Bountiful&quot; after a screening the movie, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

First lady honors star Cicely Tyson at screening

By STACY A. ANDERSON - Associated Press

Danny Glover among 2011 Freedom Award winners

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