Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. But who or what was Jim Crow?
Jim Crow, a term drawn from a racist caricature, describes a long period of segregation and racial violence in the United ...
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Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. But who or what was Jim Crow?
One of those songs was “Jump Jim Crow”. Within ten years of Rice’s first rendition, the theatrical genre of minstrelsy took hold of audiences in the US, and spread across the British world ...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask
Wearing burnt cork blackface, he danced about the stage, singing a slave song he had adapted and renamed "Jump Jim Crow." [jaunty fiddle music] After the failure of reconstruction, African ...
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Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. BUT WHO OR WHAT WAS JIM CROW?
One of those songs was “Jump Jim Crow”. Within ten years of Rice’s first rendition, the theatrical genre of minstrelsy took hold of audiences in the US, and spread across the British world, including ...
For New Orleans, the Superdome Is More Than a Stadium
The distinctive domed building, turning 50 this year, is known for hosting the Super Bowl, but to locals, it’s also “the city ...
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Peeples integrated the Southern Association before questionable demotion
A version of this story previously appeared on MiLB.com in 2007. We present it again as Minor League Baseball celebrates ...
7 Historical Black Female Athletes Who Inspire Future Generations
There’s no denying it. Black women excel at nearly everything they do. From fashion to music to poetry, some of the greatest ...