1. African and African-American Musicians Seeking Progress at A Century of Progress.
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Ohman, Marian M.
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CENTURY of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) ,AFRICAN arts ,AFRICAN American music ,RITES & ceremonies ,AFRICAN American entertainers ,AFRICANS ,HISTORY of Chicago (Ill.), 1875- ,HISTORY ,ARTS exhibitions - Abstract
The article focuses on African and African American performers and entertainers who participated in the world's fair Century of Progress held in Chicago, Illinois in 1933-1934. Accounts of the Century of Progress appearing in the African American newspaper "Chicago Defender" are explored. Some of the participants discussed include African American Jazz bandmaster Major N. Clark Smith, Ashanti Royal heir Duke Kwesi Kuntu who led an African performing group featuring Africans from Ashanti and Sierra Leone, West African prince and American college student Modupe Paris who featured traditional African ceremonies, African American tap dancer Bill Robinson, and African American pianist Earl Hines.
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- 2009
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