Katherine Dunham

 

 

"I certainly feel my career was a great career because it inspired so many many people, literally hundreds of people to follow a new kind of life and to realize that they could make out and advance their own professional and private and social lives."

-Dunham

 

This website chronicles the life of Katherine Dunham, a pioneer whose significant contributions led to the acceptance of Afican Americans in modern dance. Her efforts revealed authentic African culture and dispelled minstrel stereotypes.

 

 

 

 

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