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SBY African American Walking Tour: Black Entertainment District (Part 4)

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published March 24, 2022 at 9:48 AM EDT
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Louis Armstrong

Salisbury once had a thriving African American entertainment district where big name musicians came to play. The Nabb Research Center has made this a stop on its African American walking tour. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush looks at its importance to the Black community during the time of Jim Crow.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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