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Nina Mae McKinney c1929
Nina Mae McKinney in Sanders of the River, 1935
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Nina Mae McKinney in Sanders of the River, 1935

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Nina Mae McKinney
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I will not act in another Hollywood picture until the prejudice is removed against colored actors in dramatic roles. Personally, I will not accept any maid parts. I am not a maid and will not [act] like one. - Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney from the 1929 film “Hallelujah!”

Nina Mae McKinney from the 1929 film “Hallelujah!”

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Nina Mae McKinney sings “Everything I Got Belongs To You” accompanied by the Eubie Blake Band 1932.

More videos of Nina Mae McKinney performing:

Nina Mae McKinney in ‘Revels in Rhythm’ at the Trocadero Restaurant, London 1933.

 Nina Mae McKinney singing Swanee Shuffle from the 1929 film “Hallelujah”.

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

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Great clip of Nina Mae McKinney performing in ‘Revels in Rhythm’ at the Trocadero Restaurant, London 1933.
WATCH HERE

Great clip of Nina Mae McKinney performing in ‘Revels in Rhythm’ at the Trocadero Restaurant, London 1933.

WATCH HERE

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

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Swanee Shuffle - Nina Mae McKinney (w. Curtis Mosby’s Blue Blowers) from the 1929 film “Hallelujah”.

She was just sixteen when she starred in this film.