Blues Trail: Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Port Gibson, MS
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kwashnak
N 31° 57.552 W 090° 59.095
15R E 690436 N 3537686
Blues Trail marker located at the corner of Carroll Street at Main Street in downtown Port Gibson, MS
Waymark Code: WMP1PV
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2015
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Rabbit Foot Minstrels
During the first half of the 20th century, the African American Rabbit Foot Minstrels entertainers played a major role in spreading the blues via tours across the South. Founded in 1900, the "Foots" were headquartered in Port Gibson between 1918 and 1950 under owner F.S. Wolcott. Notable members included Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ida Cox, Louis Jordan and Rufus Thomas.
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Date Installed:: 2007
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Blues Commission
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