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 period of Jim Crow segregation from the early 20th century through the 1960s. The network was crucial in popularizing blues, jazz, R&B, and rock and roll.
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