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Broadway Legends: Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

Famed tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was born in Richmond, Va., on May 25, 1878. By age 5, he was busking. He began his professional career at age 12 in the pickaninny chorus of Mayme Remington’s touring troupe. When Robinson … Continue reading

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