The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States.

The Chitlin Circuit was a network of live entertainment venues throughout the American South, North, and Midwest that catered to African American audiences and booked Black performers during the …

Dec 20, 2011 · Before the Civil Rights movement, segregated American cities helped give birth to the Chitlin' Circuit, a touring revue that provided employment for hundreds of black musicians.

Jun 28, 2022 · To this day, the Chitlin Circuit remains a potent symbol of resilience in African American creative culture. A bowl of chitlins made by Chef Edouardo Jordan.

Blues musician W.C. Handy wrote of chitlin' cafes in his 1917 song "Beale Street Blues". In the 21st century, the term is applied to venues, especially in the South, where contemporary African …

The Chitlin’ Circuit was a segregation-era network of entertainment venues that featured African American performers. Concerts happened at urban venues like the Apollo Theater in Harlem and …

The *Chitlin’ Circuit* was an informal network of performance venues throughout the United States where *African American musicians, comedians, dancers, and other entertainers* could safely …

The Chitlin’ Circuit was a network of venues that welcomed African American performers in the 1940s and ‘50s, during the Jim Crow era. It supported blues, jazz, rock, and soul legends like Billie Holiday, …

A web of juke joints and clubs named the Chitlin Circuit hosted African-American musicians during the Jim Crow era. Sounds of jazz, blues, and R&B filled the various venues of the circuit.

The Chitlin’ Circuit was the collective name given to a series of Black-owned nightclubs, dance halls, juke joints, theaters and other venues that were safe and acceptable for African American …