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The Pekin : the rise and fall of Chicago's first black-owned theater /

"In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Theater in Chicago. Dubbed the "Temple of Music," the Pekin became one of the country's most prestigious African American cultural institutions, renowned for its all-black stock company and school for...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bauman, Thomas, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2014]
Series:New Black studies series.
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