The Cotton Club
- Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York
- Many Jazz performers started their career performing at the club
- The owner was Jack Johnson
- Frequent concerts by famous jazz performers (Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong)
- Live radio broadcasts of the show
- Shut down in 1935 due to race riots, but opened back up in late 1936
- Jazz Theater with African American & Whites performing
- Place where Blacks and Whites socialized together for the first time
- Jazz made the club famous
"The Cotton Club Opens: 1922." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 6: North America. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Oct. 2015.
The Trailer
Movie Clips Trailer Vault. "The Cotton Club Official Trailer #1- Nicolas Cage Movie.(1984) HD." Online Video YouTube. YouTube, 5 October 2012. Web. 2 October 2015.
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