Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era

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The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era, serves as the barometer of the times and acts as the tour guide on this excursion through the worlds of African American vaudeville, black and white America during the swing era, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-08-20

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780312214180

DOI: 10.1057/9780312299682

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 270