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Moore, Leon
Peterson, Louis
Polk, Oscar
Robeson, Paul, as Othello in Othello, play by William Shakespeare
Robeson, Paul, as Othello in Othello, play by William Shakespeare
Robeson, Paul, as Othello in Othello, play by William Shakespeare
Epstein, Jacob. Paul Robeson, 1928, sculpture
Robeson, Paul
Robeson, Paul
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, and Paul Robeson
Robeson, Paul, as Joe, during a performance of Showboat, musical with music by Jerome Kern and
Epstein, Jacob. Paul Robeson, 1928, sculpture
Robinson, Bill
Robinson, Bill, at Harlem, New York City
Robinson, Bill, and Prentiss Taylor at Harlem, New York City
Harlem. Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks parade. Robinson, Bill, leading the
Clay, Fannie S., and Bill Robinson
Robinson, Bill
Robinson, Bill, and Carl Van Vechten
Robinson, Bill
Clay, Fannie S., and Bill Robinson
Robinson, Bill
Clay, Fannie S.
Savage, Archie
Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata, and Melvin Stewart as Simple in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and
Beane, Reginald
Belafonte, Harry
Belafonte, Harry
Johnson, Dotts
Rodriguez, Percy
Jones, James Earl
Williams, Billy Dee, as The Boy in A Taste of Honey, play by Shelagh Delaney
Williams, Billy Dee
Dilworth, Hubert
Browne, Roscoe Lee
Jones, Robert Earl
Jones, Robert Earl, as Young Man in Don't You Want To Be Free?, musical pageant by Langston Hughes
Jones, Robert Earl, as Young Man in Don't You Want To Be Free?, musical pageant by Langston Hughes
Jones, James Earl
Cleveland, Lady Bird. Eartha Kitt, circa 1954, painting
Lee, Canada, as Bigger Thomas in Native Son, play by Paul Green and Richard Wright
Lee, Canada, as Bigger Thomas in Native Son, play by Paul Green and Richard Wright
Lee, Canada
Hyman, Earle, as Autolycus in The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare, at the American
Hyman, Earle, as Dunois, The Bastard of Orleans, in Saint Joan, play by George Bernard Shaw
Hyman, Earle, as Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, play by William Shakespeare
Hyman, Earle, as Mister Johnson in Mister Johnson, play by Norman Rosten, based on the novel by
Hyman, Earle
Hyman, Earle, as Rudolf in Anna Lucasta, play by Philip Yordan
Ingram, Rex, as Blacksnake in Stevedore, play by Paul Peters and George Sklar
Ingram, Rex
Ingram, Rex, as Blacksnake in Stevedore, play by Paul Peters and George Sklar
Ingram, Rex
LeNoire, Rosetta
LeNoire, Rosetta
Long, Avon, as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by
McNeil, Claudia, as Mamie in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and lyrics by Langston Hughes and
McClendon, Rose
McClendon, Rose
Marshall, William
Marshall, William, as God in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an
Davis, Ossie, as Gabriel, and William Marshall as God in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly
Norman, Madie
Marshall, William
Davis, Ossie
Davis, Ossie, as Gabriel in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an
Davis, Ossie, as Gabriel, and William Marshall as God in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly
Corbin, Clayton
Stokes, Al
Stokes, Al, as Heywood Parsons in They Shall Not Die, play by John Wexley
Thayer, Alonzo
Thayer, Alonzo
Thayer, Alonzo
Thayer, Alonzo
Thayer, Alonzo
Thayer, Alonzo
Wallace, Emmett Babe
White, Walter Carl Darrow
White, Walter Carl Darrow
White, Walter Carl Darrow
White, Walter Carl Darrow
Williams, Billy Dee, as The Boy in A Taste of Honey, play by Shelagh Delaney
Williams, Billy Dee
Wright, Jimmy
Wright, Jimmy
Wright, Jimmy
Robeson, Paul
Kitt, Eartha
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African American singers
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African American dancers
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African American political activists
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African American communists
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
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Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
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Hyman, Earle, 1926-
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Davis, Ossie
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Ingram, Rex, 1892-
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Marshall, William, 1924-2003
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White, Walter, Jr
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Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
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