On this day — November 27 in African history

Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.

Evelyn Preer, a pioneering African-American stage and film actress often called the "First Lady o… Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1932

Evelyn Preer, a pioneering African-American stage and film actress often called the "First Lady of the Screen" for Black performers, died in Los Angeles.

Death
1973

Sharlto Copley, the South African actor and director known for "District 9," was born in Johannesburg.

Birth