Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180921:15:59:00
Show. it is time now for monumental american, and today, it is arthur mitchell, the first black ballet dancer to receive international acclaim. he was born in 1934 in harlem, new york, and he worked odd jobs as a kid to support his family and then he won a scholarship no the school of american ballet. in 1955, he debuts as the first african-american with the new york city ballet and by the next year, he became the company's principle dancer, but audiences complained when he was paired with white women. one performance was banned from television. then he founded the dance the theater of harlem ...