Black Entertainment

Black entertainment

Period: Jan 31, 1895 to Jan 31, 1940

This timeline will introduce Black entertainment during segregation time that included Ragtime,Jazz/Blues,Harlem Renaissance,Black and sports,and Black in movies

Ragtime (Scott Joplin)

May 20, 1895

https://www.discogs.com/Scott-Joplin-King-of-Ragtime/release/397424

Louis Armstrong born

Aug 4, 1901

http://www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-9188912

Jack Johnson vs Tommy Burns

Dec 26, 1908

Eubie Blake (Ragtime Pianist)

Oct 11, 1910

http://www.biography.com/people/eubie-blake-12816701

Black in Movies (Our Colored fighters)

Jun 10, 1918

http://www.separatecinema.com/exhibits_soldiersoffreedom.html

Harlem Renaissance

Apr 18, 1920

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harlem-renaissance

Negro Baseball league Formed

May 12, 1920

Bessie Smith (Blues singer)

Oct 3, 1920

Duke Ellington (Composer pianist)

Apr 19, 1925

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