The Prince and the Actress: When Florence Met George
byThough African American performers dazzled British society and its royals since the days of Walker and Williams (who brought their minstrel revues to English…
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Fascinating Women: Gibson Girls Gone Wild!
byIn February I will be boarding a plane for Manila. It will take me 24 hours airport to airport, and that will feel like…
Fascinating Women: Bessie Smith and the Blues
byMany music historians–and historians in general–consider the musical genres that emerged from African-American communities at the turn of the century to be the first…