THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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It was generally a black club, with few whites allowed in.
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Blacks performed there but were not allowed entrance as customers.
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. It was known for its interracial character and its anti-discriminatory policies.
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It was not very popular, since it was in Harlem and whites
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Cotton Club was a whites-only establishment and reproduced the racist imagery of segregation, often depicting black people as savages in exotic jungles or as “darkies” in the plantation South. The club imposed a subtler color line on the chorus girls, whom the club presented in skimpy outfits.
Detailed explanation-2: -In June 1935, the Cotton Club opened its doors to black patrons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cotton Club was Harlem’s premier nightclub in the 1920s and 1930s during the Prohibition Era. The club featured many of the greatest African American entertainers of the era, including Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shows at the Cotton Club were musical revues that featured dancers, singers, comedians, and variety acts, as well as a house band. Duke Ellington led that band from 1927 to 1930, and sporadically throughout the next eight years.