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African Americans in the performing arts
Theatrical productions
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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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American Negro Theatre
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Eagle Ezzes & Mipaas
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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
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Federal Theatre Project - Theater Stills Collection
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American Negro Theatre Alumni photograph collection
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American Negro Theatre records
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Asadata Dafora photograph collection
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Edna Thomas collection
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New York (N.Y.)
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New York (State)
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New York
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
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Photographs
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Publicity photographs
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Cooper & Aronson
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
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Pearl E. Primus in "Anger"
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Fredi Washington, James Ligh…
Portrait of Virginia Girvin
Ruth Allerhand directing a ch…
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Mantan Moreland (left) and Pi…
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Edna Thomas as Lady Macbeth
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Maurice Cooper as Nanki-Poo a…
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Scene from Is Zat So
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Rehearsal in Harlem
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Woman ironing
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Man with cane
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Man and woman embracing
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Men and women with baskets
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Praying
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Orchestra
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Minto Cato sitting
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Parker Watkins and others
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Soldiers with swords raised
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Minto Cato and Parker Watkins
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Minto Cato
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Cast of Il Trovatore
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The Jitterbug Chorus Line
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Three women