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"They lived their life and they didn't bother anybody": African American Female Impersonators and Pittsburgh's Hill District, 1920-1960.

The article discusses the history of African American female impersonators in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 20th century. According to the author, many residents of the district were tolerant of ethnic, class, sexual, and racial differences and of people who crossed these...

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Published in:American Quarterly Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 983 - 1012
Main Author: Grantmyre, Laura
Format: Article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press Dec2011
Subjects:
Drag queens
Toleration
African American history
African American entertainers
Twentieth century
History
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost