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Derek Brent II as Muhammad Ali and Jason E. Carmichael as Stepin Fetchit . Credit: Photo by David Bray Derek Brent II as Muhammad Ali and Jason E. Carmichael as Stepin Fetchit . Credit: Photo by David ...

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This article originally appeared in Vulture. A block away from Hollywood Boulevard, at 1751 Vine Street, sits a peculiar star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, a reminder of a period of history that ...