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Nickelodeons and Black vaudeville : the forgotten story of Amanda Thorp /

"Amanda Thorp was a theater entrepreneur influential in bringing Black vaudeville and early movie theaters to Richmond, Virginia, and more widely to the southeastern US. Thorp, a White woman, opened theaters and nickelodeons exclusively for Black patrons during a period of entrenched segregatio...

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Main Author: Wong, Kathi Clark, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
Subjects and Genres:
Thorp, Amanda, > 1863-1927.
Motion picture theater owners > United States > Biography.
Businesswomen > United States > Biography.
Motion picture industry > United States > History.
Vaudeville > United States > History.
African American theater > United States > History.
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Call Number: PN1998.3.T486 W66 2023
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