What was the ‘Chitlin Circuit’ and why was it so important?
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 perform during segregation (roughly from the 1920s to the 1960s and beyond). The name comes from *chitterlings* (a soul food dish made from pig intestines), which became a metaphor for […]