Kuumba Workshop

CTL-E-0201 · Institution · cultural-center · 1960s–1970s

Provisional evidence grade of this record

Black Arts Movement theater workshop in Chicago

Sources

Documented in Black Arts Movement histories

Record CTL-E-0201 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Provisional · CTL research: BCI-001, INST-001.
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