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A press conference was held the night prior to the Carnegie show (article and info provided by Sylvie):

Photos by Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris:

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Variety:

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Jet Magazine – 3/9/61:

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Daily Tar Heel:

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Johns Hopkins News-Letter:

Nina penned a letter to the students following her performance and it was published in the Johns Hopkins News-Letter:

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Jet Magazine – 4/13/61:

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Nina’s contract to perform at The Village Gate:

Nina at The Village Gate photographed by © Susanne Schapowalow:

Jet Magazine – 4/20/61:

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Photo by Sam Falk (provided by Sylvie):

New York Times:

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Jet Magazine – 4/6/61:

George Shearing, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich at Madison Square Garden (by Michael Ochs):

Jet Magazine – 6/29/61:

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Jet Magazine – 7/13/61:

Jet Magazine – 7/20/61:

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These dates were canceled due to illness. Nina’s stand-in was Shirley Scott:

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Free Press:

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Jet Magazine – 10/26/61:

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Nina and her trio entertaining at a dinner honoring President of Liberia William Tubman hosted by Harvey Firestone (provided by Sylvie):

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Jet Magazine – 12/12/61:

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Ebony Magazine:

Jet Magazine – 12/21/61:

Jet Magazine – 1/4/62:

Jet Magazine – 3/8/62:

Letter from Nina to husband Andy Stroud:

Nina arrives in Lagos:

Pittsburgh Courier:

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