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African Americans in the performing arts
209
Theatrical productions
152
African American theater
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African Americans
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Theater
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United States. Works Progress Administration
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New Lafayette Theatre
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Johnson, Helen A
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American Negro Theatre
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New York Public Library. Dance Collection
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Federal Theatre Project - Theater Stills Collection
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African Dance Video Archive
14
Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection
12
The official theatrical world of colored artists: national directory and guide
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American Negro Theatre Alumni photograph collection
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
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United States
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New York (State)
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New York
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New York (N.Y.)
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Photographs
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Interviews
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Publicity photographs
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Filmed performances
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Filmed dance
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Theatrical World Pub. Co
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A. Jenkins
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Cooper & Aronson
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Erie Litho
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Gotham Attucks Music
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Music Division
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A straw boss meets a delegati…
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African
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A Tribute to Fernando Ortiz
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African
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Abdul Assen as the Witch Doct…
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…," the native
African
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Actor Edward Matthews as St. …
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Actress Beatrice Robinson-Way…
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African
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actresses
Actress Hilda Simms (right) m…
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African
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women singers
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Alberta Perkins as Sue Simpki…
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Alberta Perkins, who portrays…
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Alexander Rogers (left), Aida…
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African
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All coons look alike to me
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Treasures of the
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Performing
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Alonza Bosan, Herbert Jelly, …
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Alvin Childress and Rex Ingram
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Alvin Childress as Jacques
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Arcady : (en Arcadie)
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Treasures of the
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Arthur Bell interviews Lena H…
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… : digital, mono ; 4 3/4
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Arthur Mitchell in George Bal…
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Asadata Dafora and a female d…
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Asadata Dafora and Esther Rol…
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Asadata Dafora as the Bridegr…
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Badenya '98, Abdoulaye Diabat…
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Badenya '98, Jayne Cortez and…
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Badenya '98, Keba Bobo Cissok…
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Badenya '98, Kotchegna Dance …
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Badenya '98, Les Ballets Baga…
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Badenya '98, Sekouba Kandia K…
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Bar scene
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African
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Bar scene with women standing
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African
Americans
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… in
American
music : paper presentations and short
art
song
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… was called "
The
Black Patti
Blind Tom, the musical prodigy
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African
American
musicians
Boatner and Saltus : Dancers …
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Book of days
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Africans
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Carry me back to old Virginny…
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Treasures of the
American
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Cassa Cassa: Dance meeting of…
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African
dance
… program for the
American
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African
American
theater
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Cast of Il Trovatore
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African
Americans
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Chet's cabin
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African
Americans
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Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II
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African
Americans
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Chick Turner's Cabaret dancer…
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Americans
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Clarence Yates and Francina S…
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… of "
The
Green Pastures
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Clifton Davis and "Aggie"
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… of "
The
Green Pastures
Composers Bob Cole, James Wel…
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African
American
composers
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Concert de Gaudí; Momix; Mel …
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… Council on the
Arts
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Conversations about the dance…
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Arts
with the support
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Couples dancing in Chick Turn…
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Americans
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Crowd and lion
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Americans
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Dance Theatre of Harlem
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by Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Dancer and choreographer Asad…
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African
American
dancers
… Campbell
performing
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dancers
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Dankarafule, an
African
cultural
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Videotaped in
performance
at Symphony Space
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