Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. INTRODUCTION. Politics, Not Minstrelsy 1
6. 1. Minstrel Men and the World’s Fair 12
7. 2. Vaudeville Stages and Black Bohemia 42
8. 3. The “Coon Craze” and the Search for Authenticity 81
9. 4. “No Place Like Home”: Africa on Stage 123
10. 5. Morals, Manners, and Stage Life 163
11. 6. Black Bohemia Moves to Harlem 197
12. CODA: Hokum Redux 237
13. Notes Index
14. Notes 245
15. Index 279