Dance Groups

SNCC Freedom Singers (1962-1966)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers were a musical group primarily active between 1962 and 1966, singing “freedom songs”...
March 9th, 2014

J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954)
Composer, actor, and pioneer in his field, John Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful of the early African...
June 27th, 2008

Douglas Turner Ward (1930- )
Douglas Turner Ward, an actor, director, and playwright, was considered a legend in African American theatre. Although he has achieved...
March 26th, 2008

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began in 1958 in New York City, New York as a repertory company of...
January 22nd, 2007