Article 5SYBF City of Clemson Pays Homage to Chitlin' Circuit Nightclub Where Ray Charles Performed

City of Clemson Pays Homage to Chitlin' Circuit Nightclub Where Ray Charles Performed

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Alexandra Jane
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In the Jim Crow South, there were few places Black artists and musicians could perform in without being harassed, threatened, robbed, or just downright refused, there were a select number of venues that in solidarity, became safe spaces for them to gig. This collective of juke joints and bars ultimately became known...

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