Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
E.P. Williams: A Blackface Comedian of the 1940s
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35739
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Throughout the 1800s and into the 1900s, performances created around the aspects of African American life were widely popular. Minstrel shows hosted blackface performers who presented stereotyped customs, including speech, songs, dress, dances, and more.
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