Chapter
Different Experiences of Discrimination
01:10 - 05:12 (04:02)
The speaker shares about the different experiences of discrimination her parents faced. Despite this, she was able to attend schools with dance and eventually trained in it herself.
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Dance didn't have many barriers for African Americans in terms of formal training, except for segregation in some classes, where African American students were not allowed in the studio.
01:10 - 02:39 (01:28)
Summary
Dance didn't have many barriers for African Americans in terms of formal training, except for segregation in some classes, where African American students were not allowed in the studio. Katherine Dunham's School and Company and the New Dance Group were two major institutions for multicultural and multiracial dancing that existed as early as the 1920s, and the consciousness of African American representation in the arts increased during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
ChapterDifferent Experiences of Discrimination
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Despite facing discrimination, the speaker's parents found love and each other at a time where the world was changing.
02:39 - 05:12 (02:33)
Summary
Despite facing discrimination, the speaker's parents found love and each other at a time where the world was changing.