Early African entertainments abroad : from the Hottentot Venus to Africa's first Olympians /

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In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries African and pseudo-African performers were displayed as curiosities throughout Europe and America. Appearing in circuses, ethnographic exhibitions, and traveling shows, these individuals and troupes drew large crowds. As Bernth Lindfors shows, the show...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lindfors, Bernth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2014]
Series:Africa and the diaspora.
Subjects:
Africans > Europe > Public opinion > History.
Black people in popular culture > History.
Racism in popular culture > History.
Sideshows.
Africains > Europe > Opinion publique > Histoire.
Personnes noires dans la culture populaire > Histoire.
Racisme dans la culture populaire > Histoire.
Attractions (Spectacles)
side shows.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Africa in popular culture
Africans > Public opinion
Black people in popular culture
Racism in popular culture
Sideshows
Africa > In popular culture.
Europe
History
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