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Black Past: Bert Williams

Curated by ACT

This encyclopedia article gives a good overview of the life of Bert Williams, a black entertainer of the early 1900's who broke many color lines.

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Concepts
racism, stereotypes, vaudeville
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Additional Tags
black face, black musical, black recording artist, minstrel show, african-american entertainer, bert williams, black past, broadway, encyclopedia of african american history, in dahomey, ziegfield follies
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)