African American Theater and Minstrel Show Advertisements, 1888 and n.d.

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African American Theater and Minstrel Show Advertisements, 1888 and n.d.

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Posters, leaflets, and newspaper circulars containing advertisements for minstrel shows, plays, and musicals. With a few exceptions, African-American actors and actresses comprise the casts for the performances. Five posters advertise minstrel shows, and UNCLE TOM'S CABIN is the play most often mentioned.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7611755

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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