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Photograph of Katherine Dunham
Photograph of Ossie Davis
Photograph of Harold and Fayard Nicholas
Photograph of Oscar Polk
Photograph of Bill Bailey
Photograph of Hilda Simms
Photograph of Canada Lee
Photograph of Paul Robeson
Photograph of Fredi Washington
Photograph of Brock Peters
Photograph of Lena Horne
Photograph of Ethel Waters
Photograph of Duke Ellington
Photograph of Diahnn Carrol
Photograph of Sam McDaniel
Photograph of Willie Best
Photograph of Maidie Norman
Photograph of Sammy Davis Jr
Photograph of Dona Drake
Photograph of Etta McDaniel
Photograph of Theresa Harris
Photograph of Juanita Moore
Photograph of Sidney Poitier
Photograph of Madame Sul Te Wan
Photograph of Abbey Lincoln
Photograph of Clarence Brooks
Photograph of Victoria Spivey
Photograph of Lillian Randolph
Photograph of Dorothy Dandridge
Photograph of Pearl Bailey
Photograph of Clarence Muse
Photograph of Dooley Wilson
Photograph of Ernest Whitman
Photograph of Frederick O-Neal
Photograph of Eartha Kitt
Photograph of Olga James
Photograph of Stepin Fetchit
Photograph of James Edwards
Photograph of Noble Johnson
Photograph of Butterfly McQueen
Photograph of Harry Belafonte
Photograph of Mantan Moreland
Photograph of Daniel Haynes
Photograph of Eddie Rochester Anderson
Photograph of Ruby Dee
Photograph of Hazel Scott
Photograph of Hattie McDaniel
Photograph of Louise Beavers
Photograph of Bill Bojangles Robinson
Photograph of Cab Calloway

Meet The Stars

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Every Black actor’s Hollywood story was unique, reflecting the challenges and choices of navigating a career in a prejudiced industry.

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In addition to their personal relationships, Black actors also made professional connections through guilds, shared opportunities, and character types.

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