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Katherine Dunham

Katherine Dunham choreographed Fantasie Nègre in 1936.

Katherine Dunham choreographed Fantasie Nègre in 1936. This theatrical performance was
composed by Florence B. Price, the first African American female to compose a symphony.
The score was performed by an American orchestra. Photograph by Dorian Basabe.
Courtesy of the Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

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