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Description A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Robinson is depicted standing in profile with his arms akimbo and his shadow cast on the blank wall ...
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Robinson is depicted wearing a white fedora, a light colored suit, and a dark patterned tie. He is facing the ...
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, who was born in Richmond in 1878, was one of the most famous and highest-paid African American entertainers of the 20th century.
Legendary jazz tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was born on May 25, 1878, in Richmond, Virginia. His given name was Luther, but he despised it and appropriated that of his ...
Tony Cosby and others gathered at the Bill "Bojangles" Robinson statue on Saturday to celebrate the life of the famous dancer from Richmond. Cosby, an actor who also re-enacts speeches by the Rev ...
SLIDESHOW"Our purpose of being here today is to remember, not to forget," said Eugene Harden, a past president of the Astoria club. "The service that Mr. Bill Bojangles performed is community ...