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African American motion picture actors and actresses
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African American actresses
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African American singers
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African American actors
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African Americans in the performing arts
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Johnson, Helen A
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Morton, Edna
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Chenault, Lawrence, 1877-1943
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
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Dudley, S. H
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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection
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Portrait collection
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Fredi Washington photograph collection
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Military
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Hilda Simms photograph collection
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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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Richmond (Calif.)
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Photographs
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Portraits
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Portrait photographs
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New York Courier
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
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Fredi Washington Bell and Hug…
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African
American
actresses
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Portrait of Fredi Washington …
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African
American
actresses
Scene from the play "Harlem" …
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African
American
actresses
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Fredi Washington, far right, …
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African
American
actresses
Nina Mae McKinney, chorus gir…
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African
American
actresses
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Studio portrait of Vinnette …
topic:
African
American
dramatists
Leslie Uggams in a publicity …
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African
American
actresses
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Leslie Uggams, age 12, singin…
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African
American
actresses
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Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida
topic:
African
American
actresses
… (left) and
actress
Beah
topic:
African
American
women political
Actress
Hilda Simms (right) meeting soprono
topic:
African
American
women singers
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Juanita Hall, conducting the …
note:
Singer and
actress
Juanita Hall, with back
Lyricist Noble Sissle and cas…
topic:
African
American
composers
Studio portrait of
actress
and singer Etta
topic:
African
American
singers
Portrait of
actress
Hilda Simms
topic:
African
American
actresses
Advertisement for morning rad…
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African
American
actresses
m
Fredi Washington, James Ligh…
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African
American
actresses
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Juanita Hall, conducting the …
note:
Singer and
actress
Juanita Hall, with back
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Juanita Hall, conducting the …
note:
Singer and
actress
Juanita Hall, with back
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Studio portrait of Fredi Wash…
abstract:
Studio portrait of
actress
Fredi Washington
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Candid view of
actress
Dorothy Dandridge
abstract:
Candid view of
actress
Dorothy Dandridge
Ray Yates, Al Watts, Carringt…
topic:
African
American
actors
Portrait of
actress
Gertrude Saunders from
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African
American
actresses
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Ray Yates, Georgette Harvey, …
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African
American
actors
m
Actress
Beatrice Robinson-Wayne as St
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African
American
actresses
…
African
American
woman
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… for an outstanding Negro
American
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… and television
actress
Minnie
topic:
African
American
actresses
Candid shot of actors Flourno…
topic:
African
American
actors
Lena Horne,
African
American
actress
, singer
note:
… for an outstanding Negro
American
Singer-
actress
Edith Wilson performing
topic:
African
American
women singers
Lena Horne,
African
American
actress
, singer
note:
… for an outstanding Negro
American
Lena Horne,
African
American
actress
, singer
note:
… for an outstanding Negro
American
Hattie McDaniel
topic:
African
American
Paul Robeson as Othello, Savo…
topic:
African
American
political activists
Josephine Baker
topic:
African
American
entertainers
Josephine Baker
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African
American
entertainers
Josephine Baker
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African
American
entertainers
J'ai deux amours...Josephine …
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African
American
entertainers
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Paul Robeson as Othello, and …
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African
American
political activists
Josephine Baker
topic:
African
American
entertainers
Portrait of Paul Robeson
topic:
African
American
political activists
Actors Sidney Poitier (far ri…
topic:
African
American
actors
Paul Robeson at a podium, del…
note:
… York, on the
American
Paul Robeson at the immigrati…
topic:
African
American
political activists
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Paul Robeson addressing the a…
topic:
African
American
political activists
Portrait of
actress
Fredi Washington
topic:
African
American
Evelyn Preer in a scene from …
topic:
African
American
Charles Lucas and Iris Hall i…
topic:
African
American
Charles Lucas and Iris Hall i…
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African
American
Paul Robeson joining members …
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African
American
political activists