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Title
Cotton Club
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Description
Cotton Club as it stands today, Gainesville Florida. Sarah McKnight bought the old Perry Theater and opened the Cotton Club from 1950- 1952. It showcased performers such as B.B. King, Bo Diddley, James Brown, and Brook Benton. The building then become a dance club, called the Blue Note from 1957 to 1959, and then a storage warehouse for the Babcock Furniture Company until 1970. In 1995 the Mt. Olive A.M.E. on SE 8th Avenue purchased the property with a vision of restoring the Cotton Club.
From Joanna Grey 2015 according to http://floridarevealed.tumblr.com/post/130701953614/sarah-mcknight, 2015.
From Joanna Grey 2015 according to http://floridarevealed.tumblr.com/post/130701953614/sarah-mcknight, 2015.
Creator
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Source
Joanna Grey 2015 according to
http://floridarevealed.tumblr.com/post/130701953614/sarah-mcknight
http://floridarevealed.tumblr.com/post/130701953614/sarah-mcknight
Publisher
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Date
2015
Contributor
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Relation
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Format
Photograph
Language
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Type
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Identifier
J16- 147
Coverage
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