# @violadavis on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVHnWCNCREc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57348186-violadavis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-23T23:34:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Viola Davis (@violadavis) — https://gondola.cc/violadavis

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𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱.⁣ ⁣ The last moments are stunning to see Cicely Tyson transition from the character she’s portraying to the deeply empathetic artist/griot that feels the weight of our history. This is why we as artists do what we do. We must never forget.⁣ ⁣ “𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩... 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮... 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜...𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.” — 𝗖𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝘆𝘀𝗼𝗻⁣ 🎥: Historic Films Archive ⁣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲... 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘.⁣ ⁣ #CicelyTyson⁣ ⁣ #BlackHistoryMonth #FreedomPeople⁣ ⁣ #SupportBlackTheatreLA 
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