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{"value"=>"1878-1899", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1878/1899"}
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{"value"=>"Sam Hague's Minstrels"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Hague was from Sheffield, England. He began his theatrical career at the age of 6 as a clog dancer and later performed with a touring variety show. While touring in Macon, Georgia, during the Civil War, Hague was introduced to a performance by slaves which later inspired him to found a touring minstrel company known as the Georgia Minstrel Troupe. In 1866, Hague took his twenty-seven-member troupe to England. The troupe was successful, but lost several of its performers to physical aliments and the desire to return to the United States. White minstrel performers replaced these performers creating a mixed company. The few black performers that remained with the troupe included Aaron Banks, Abe Cox, and Japanese Tommy. After touring England, Hague developed a British minstrel company known as the British Operatic Minstrels. In 1881, the British troupe which toured the United States was primarily comprised of white minstrels.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains photocopies of programs and <span class=\"title\">Minstrel Memories</span> (a publication that included information on Hague) and Armstead-Johnson notes.</p>"}
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1878
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1878
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1899
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1878
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1899