Editing Pearl Primus (section)

==Recognition==

In 1991, President [[George H. W. Bush]] honored Primus with the [[National Medal of Arts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/31/obituaries/pearl-primus-is-dead-at-74-a-pioneer-of-modern-dance.html|title=Pearl Primus Is Dead at 74; A Pioneer of Modern Dance|last=Dunning|first=Jennifer|newspaper=The New York Times |date=31 October 1994 |access-date=2018-07-31|language=en}}</ref> She was the recipient of numerous other honors including: The cherished Liberian Government Decoration, "Star of Africa"; The Scroll of Honor from the National Council of Negro Women; The Pioneer of Dance Award from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; Membership in [[Phi Beta Kappa]]; an honorary doctorate from [[Spelman College]]; the first Balasaraswati/ Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Chair for Distinguished Teaching at the [[American Dance Festival]]; The National Culture Award from the New York State Federation of Foreign Language Teachers; Commendation from the White House Conference on Children and Youth.<ref name="genius"/>