Title
Show poster in Alabama town, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans.
Caption
Show poster in Alabama town. [Posters advertising: The Roaring West starring Buck Jones; J.C. Lincoln's Sunny South Big Tent Show. 'Big tent shows' which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in "blackface". Troupes with black actors and performers began to appear in the 1840s. Both versions of the shows portrayed black people as objects of hilarity and ridicule].
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HRM22A51_488
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