21.   He doggedly booked his own concerts when no promoters saw hope for a black classical performer.

22.   Hence, without social or political pressures, black performers like jazz pianist Hazel Scott had their own programs.

23.   He was invited to take pictures at the Plantation Inn, where black performers entertained white audiences.

24.   In music, Dole went after black performers.

25.   In recent years, however, many black performers have expressed the view that things are improving.

26.   In later years he helped create the Negro Actors Guild, which assisted struggling black performers and created new opportunities for them.

27.   In the past when networks have failed to put on programs featuring black performers, critics and black leaders cried foul.

28.   It had been white night throughout the early years of television, with black performers appearing mainly as accent notes on variety shows or as comic characters in series.

29.   It happens to have had some extraordinary performances by black performers.

30.   Jerry Lewis interview, says he was influenced by black performers like Jimmy Cross.