Immigration and the American Circus
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2017 July 04
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0704_Circus_Arts_Circus_Stories_0002
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Dominique Jando (presenter); Elena Panova The circus did not escape the exploitations of African Americans throughout history. However, UniverSoul Circus creator Cedric Walker decided to use traditional circus themes to create a family-friendly performance that both supports and represents African American culture. Currently, UniverSoul is the only circus in the world with an African American owner and a majority African American cast.