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Ayler, Ethel, as Zirata, and Melvin Stewart as Simple in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and
Beane, Reginald
Belafonte, Harry
Belafonte, Harry
Browne, Roscoe Lee
Browne, Roscoe Lee
Carter, Jack
Carter, Jack, as Lonnie Thompson in Stevedore, play by Paul Peters and George Sklar
Clay, Fannie S.
Clay, Fannie S., and Bill Robinson
Clay, Fannie S., and Bill Robinson
Cleveland, Lady Bird. Eartha Kitt, circa 1954, painting
Cole, Louis, at Paris, France
Coleman, Leo, as Toby in The Medium, opera by Gian Carlo Menotti
Corbin, Clayton
Corbin, Clayton
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
Davis, Ossie, as Gabriel, and William Marshall as God in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly
Dilworth, Hubert
Epstein, Jacob. Paul Robeson, 1928, sculpture
Epstein, Jacob. Paul Robeson, 1928, sculpture
Harlem. Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks parade. Robinson, Bill, leading the
Huey, Richard
Huey, Richard, as Alexander in Bloomer Girl, musical by Harold Arlen, book by Sig Herzig and Fred
Hyman, Earle
Hyman, Earle, as Autolycus in The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare, at the American
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 Dunois, The Bastard of Orleans, in Saint Joan, play by George Bernard Shaw
Hyman, Earle, as Mister Johnson in Mister Johnson, play by Norman Rosten, based on the novel by
Hyman, Earle, as Mister Johnson in Mister Johnson, play by Norman Rosten, based on the novel by
Hyman, Earle, as Othello in Othello, play by William Shakespeare
Hyman, Earle, as Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, play by William Shakespeare
Hyman, Earle, as Prince of Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, play by William Shakespeare
Hyman, Earle, as Rudolf in Anna Lucasta, play by Philip Yordan
Hyman, Earle, as Rudolf in Anna Lucasta, play by Philip Yordan
Ingram, Rex
Ingram, Rex
Ingram, Rex, as Blacksnake in Stevedore, play by Paul Peters and George Sklar
Ingram, Rex, as Blacksnake in Stevedore, play by Paul Peters and George Sklar
Johnson, Dotts
Jones, James Earl
Jones, James Earl
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
Kitt, Eartha
LeNoire, Rosetta
LeNoire, Rosetta
Lee, Canada
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
Long, Avon, as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by
Marshall, William
Marshall, William
Marshall, William, as God in The Green Pastures, play by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an
McClendon, Rose
McClendon, Rose
McNeil, Claudia, as Mamie in Simply Heavenly, musical with book and lyrics by Langston Hughes and
Moore, Leon
Norman, Madie
Peterson, Louis
Polk, Oscar
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, and Paul Robeson
Robeson, Paul
Robeson, Paul
Robeson, Paul
Robeson, Paul, as Joe, during a performance of Showboat, musical with music by Jerome Kern and
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
Robinson, Bill
Robinson, Bill
Robinson, Bill
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Robinson, Bill, and Carl Van Vechten
Robinson, Bill, and Prentiss Taylor at Harlem, New York City
Robinson, Bill, at Harlem, New York City
Rodriguez, Percy
Savage, Archie
Savage, Archie
Stokes, Al
Stokes, Al, as Heywood Parsons in They Shall Not Die, play by John Wexley
Thayer, Alonzo
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Thayer, Alonzo
Wallace, Emmett Babe
White, Walter Carl Darrow
White, Walter Carl Darrow
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Williams, Billy Dee
Williams, Billy Dee
Williams, Billy Dee, as The Boy in A Taste of Honey, play by Shelagh Delaney
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