Kenyon College
Kenyon College: North by South: The Jenkins' Orphanage Bands
If you are interested in the music for the Cakewalk, come check out the Jenkins' Orphanage Band. They played a mix of ragtime and march. Lots of cool photos.
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Street Swing: Cake Walk
This website provides a history of the dance called the "Cake Walk," which was originally called the "Chalk Line Walk." Includes many images of sheet music covers, "research words to help your searches," and names of people associated...
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African American Registry: The Cakewalk, a Black Expression Through Dance
This resource presents an article on the Cakewalk, a popular dance in the early 1900s that originated with black slaves impersonating their masters.
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Northern Virginia Ragtime Society: About Ragtime Music
A well-organized synopsis from the Northern Virginia Ragtime Society of the history of Ragtime music overviewing its origin, important historical names and dates, and Ragtime's relation to the world of music. Special emphasis is placed...
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club: Mirandy and Brother Wind by Mc Kissack
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack is a Caldecott Honor Book, based on the cakewalk, a once popular dance in the African-American culture. This site contains a review of the book.