Billy Kersands
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title:
Billy Kersands
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Billy Kersands was an African-American comedian and dancer. He was the most popular black comedian of his day, best known for his work in blackface minstrelsy. In addition to his skillful acrobatics, dancing, singing, and instrument playing, Kersands was renowned for his comic routines involving his large mouth, which he could contort comically or fill with objects such as billiard balls or saucers. His stage persona was that of the dim-witted black man of the type that had been popularized in w
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American comedian and dancer (c. 1842–1915)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Kersands
date created:
2005-10-23T17:48:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T13:39:08Z
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