The Swans of Harlem - By Karen Valby

The Swans of Harlem:Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History By Karen Valby Publisher: Knopf | Pantheon (2024) ISBN-13: 9780593317525 Pages: 304 Genre(s): Performing Arts, Culture, Black History, Women's History, Biography & Memoir, Black/African-American Interest About the Book THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy“Utterly absorbing, flawlessly-researched…Vibrant, propulsive, and inspiring, The Swans of Harlem is a richly drawn portrait of five courageous women whose contributions have been silenced for too long!” —Tia Williams, author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarca was