Other roles he played he chose likely because they were people he admired and praised:
- Thurgood Marshall (first African-American Supreme Court justice),
- James Brown (known as the hardest working man in show business and the godfather of soul), and
- Jackie Robinson (first African American to play in Major League Baseball).
Mr. Boseman suffered quietly for 4 years but in the end, lost his life to colon cancer. "Deaths from colorectal cancer. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and in women, and the second most common cause of cancer deaths when men and women are combined. It's expected to cause about 53,200 deaths during 2020." (Source: Colorectal Cancer Statistics | How Common Is Colorectal Cancer?)
As expected tributes to this young man are pouring in via Twitter.
Chadwick Boseman quote worth remembering: "press on with pride and press on with purpose.”
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020
During his commencement speech at our beloved Howard, my friend Chadwick Boseman said, "press on with pride and press on with purpose.”— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 29, 2020
In his name, let’s keep fighting. pic.twitter.com/HU8Q6yQaJ4
. There was a much later remake with Winona Rider, 
. Of course, Ms. Alcott wrote many more novels and poetry; and she also did other interesting things in her life during a time when the movements, actions, and decisions of women were restricted or limited. She is worthy of double honor.
