National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1951 ballerina Janet Collins became the first African-American ballerina to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company. She stayed with the Metropolitan Opera Company until 1955.
National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1951, Black ballerina Janet Collins made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the premier dancer in Aida, making her the first Black ballerina to dance a
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