Why do you think it is significant that a black actor was cast as the lead? Why does this stand out as a significant moment in the civil rights movement and in American film history?

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Given that Night of the Living Dead came out in 1968, why do you think it is significant that a black actor was cast as the lead? Why does this stand out as a significant moment in the civil rights movement and in American film history?