Brooker and Clayton's Georgia Minstrels
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Brooker and Clayton's Georgia Minstrels
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Brooker and Clayton's Georgia Minstrels was the first popular African American blackface minstrel troupe. The company was formed in 1865. Under the management of Charles Hicks, the company enjoyed success on tour through the Northeastern United States in 1865 and 1866. They billed themselves as "The Only Simon Pure Negro Troupe in the World" and their act as an "authentic" portrayal of black plantation life. One ad claimed their troupe was "composed of men who during the war were SLAVES IN MACON
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooker_and_Clayton%27s_Georgia_Minstrels
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2021-03-18T00:29:39Z
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