Darktown strutters : a novel /

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Author / Creator: Brown, Wesley, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Amherst : University of Massachusetts, [2000]
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Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
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Summary:Darktown Strutters is the story of Jim Crow, a remarkable dancer, born in slavery, who performs in minstrel shows, South and North, during the furious times of pre- and post- Civil War America. Touching, harrowing, and inspiring, Darktown Strutters is a unique novel of courage and pride from the author of Tragic Magic .
Physical Description:233 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 233)
ISBN:1558492704
Author Notes:Wesley Brown is author of the novel Tragic Magic , two plays, and coeditor of two multicultural anthologies. He teaches literature and creative writing at Rutgers University.W. T. Lhamon Jr. is professor of English at Florida State University and author of Raising Cain: Blackface Performance from Jim Crow to Hip Hop .