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Children's Books
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Alvin Ailey by Call Number: [Juv] GV1785.A38 P56 1993 -
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and his OrchestraCall Number: [Juv] ML3930.E44 P56 1998 -
Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Call Number: Juv Picture PZ7.R5397 Jaz 2004
Books & E-Books
Search for more titles in the FLO Library Catalog.
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Raising Cain: Blackface Performance From Jim Crow to Hip HopCall Number: PN1969.M5 L53 1998 -
Freedom Song: Young Voices and the Struggle for Civil Rights byCall Number: E-book
Dance in Video - Lesley Database
Dance in Video Database contains hundreds of dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Watch dance forms such as the Jitterbug and dances by African American choreographers such as Katherine Dunham, Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones.
We are a Dancing People
Article on African American dance culture from Chicken Bones, an African American literary and artistic journal.
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We are a Dancing Peoplefrom Chicken Bones: A Journal
August Wilson Playwright
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In Black & White: Interview with Playwright August WilsonProminent American playwright, Wilson wrote a powerful 10-play series about the life of African Americans. "Two Trains Running" is set in a Pittsburgh restaurant in 1969, on the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. The play captures a new spirit of resistance among young Black Americans. Wilson's 10-play series has been produced at the Huntington Theater in Boston.