num_pages: 248
description: Darktown Strutters is the story of Jim Crow, a remarkable dancer, born in slavery, who performs in minstrel shows, South and North, during the furious times of pre- and post- Civil War America. Touching, harrowing, and inspiring, Darktown Strutters is a unique novel of courage and pride from the author of Tragic Magic .
language: English
title: Darktown Strutters: A Novel
titlecomplete: Darktown Strutters: A Novel
genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Literature
ratings_count: 56
publisher: University of Massachusetts Press