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The Chitlin Circuit

By Caleb Tyrone Armstrong | Armstrong’s Backstage Pass During the Jim Crow era, from the 1920s through the late 1960s, a network of safe, welcoming performance venues emerged for African American musicians and entertainers. These theaters, clubs, and cafes became known as the Chitlin Circuit. The term “chitlins,” or chitterlings, refers to a dish made…

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