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If you enjoyed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Now you can learn the true story about the women behind the play, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. Listen to my new mini episode about the "Mother of the blues".
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Sources
Mother of the Blues: A Study of Ma Rainey.
by Sandra R. Lieb
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/rainey-gertrude-ma-1886-1939/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ma-Rainey
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-ma-rainey-4177933
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Please support our Patreon:
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Buy me a Coffee
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Sources
Mother of the Blues: A Study of Ma Rainey.
by Sandra R. Lieb
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/rainey-gertrude-ma-1886-1939/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ma-Rainey
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-ma-rainey-4177933
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-mic-black-history--4557850/support.
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