African Grove
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african-grove-250-6336580
title:
African Grove
text:
The African Grove Theatre opened in New York City in 1821. It was founded and operated by William Alexander Brown, a free black man from the West Indies. It opened six years before the final abolition of slavery in New York state. The African Grove Theatre was attended by "all types of black New Yorkers -- free and slave, middle-class and working-class" along with others. It was the first place where Ira Aldridge, who would later become an esteemed and renowned Shakespearian actor, first saw a p
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description:
Former New York theatre
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Grove
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2023-07-18T20:57:33Z
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