Orpheus McAdoo (1858-1900) was a terrifically successful African American minstrel show impresario, back in the era when “genuine” all-black minstrel shows were the rage, paving the way for the time when African Americans could enter mainstream show business without any minstrel element at all. As it happens, the bulk of McAdoo’s career would be spent […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:32AM on January 4, 2019