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VIDEO: Matt James becomes the first black lead of ‘The Bachelor’ in franchise history
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Matt James becomes the first black lead of ‘The Bachelor’ in franchise history

The 28-year-old was originally cast as a suitor in Clare Crawley’s season of “The Bachelorette.”

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