White people do not know how to behave at entertainments designed for ladies & gentlemen of colour : william brown's african & american theater
In August 1821, William Brown, a free man of color and a retired ship's steward, opened a pleasure garden on Manhattan's West Side. It catered to black New Yorkers, who were barred admittance to whites-only venues offering drama, music, and refreshment. Over the following two years, Brown...
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The University of North Carolina Press
2003
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