Black actors reclaimed the Moor of Othello on stage from 1930 onward

Evidence

In 1930, Paul Robeson became the first African-American actor to portray Othello on the stage in a century since Ira Aldridge appeared on European stages as the Moor. Mekhi Phifer played Othello in the well-received 2001 film adaptation of the play called “O.” — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 985

Categorization

• XREF: The Moors-as-monster legacy collides with Black performers reclaiming Othello — a reclamation arc against the manufactured image; connects to the reader’s interest in how the image is both made and unmade.