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African American actresses

Dorothy Dandridge

Gordon Heath and unidentified actress in "Hamlet"

Dorothy Dandridge and Phillip Hepburn in "See how they run"

Kenneth Renwick and George Nixon, "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

Actress, "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

Performance of "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

Marie Young, "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

Performance of "Macbeth" by W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit

Amanda Randolph and Warren Coleman

Mae Mercer

Lena Horne

Louise Beavers

Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte and cast in "See how they run"

Damita Jo

Diahann Carroll

Harold Nicholas and Juanita Hall in "St. Louis woman"

Cast performing a scene from "St. Louis woman"

Cast performing a scene from "St. Louis woman"

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