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Blacks in Blackface A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows
Author: Henry T. Sampson

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ISBN-13: 9780810883505
ISBN-10: 0810883503
Publication Date: 11/16/2012
Pages: 1,680
Edition: 2nd Edition
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Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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