Black History Album: The Way We Were

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Posted 4 months ago
Bust A Move!! | 1943 Series 2/2 on Flickr.
Dancer Katherine Dunham doing the Florida East-Coast shimmy with dancer Ohardieno during performance of show “Tropical Revue,” New York, 1943. Photo by Gjon Mili. Life Photo Archives, © Time Inc., Courtesy of LIFE.com

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