Katherine Dunham
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Katherine Mary Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. One of the most renowned modern dance artists of the 20th century, she has been called the "matriarch
Dunham in 1956
Katherine Dunham in Tropical Review, Martin Beck Theatre
Katherine Dunham in 1940, by Carl Van Vechten
Title card for the American release of the 1943 musical film Stormy Weather.
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans, as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was
Katherine Dunham
…the first one hundred of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" by the Dance Heritage Coalition. In 2002 Molefi Kete Asante included her in his book 100 Greatest African Americans. In 2004 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Dance Teacher magazine…
100 Greatest African Americans