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From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and index.;La Villa and Jacksonville -- The Johnson brothers and the Great White Way -- On stage, under canvas : touring tent shows -- "We will soon reach the ladder" : honky-tonk theaters and Jim Crow -- A first class house : the Globe Theater and the Colored Airdome -- Tough on Black artists : the Strand Theater and the southern circuits -- Ashley Street Blues, the end of an era -- Conclusion and epilogue. "This book traces the interconnected narratives of the entertainment communities that flourished during the early years of the 20th century in LaVilla, one of Jacksonville, Florida's African American neighborhoods"--From Amazon.