Chitlin' circuit

The "chitlin' circuit" was the general name given to the string of venues throughout the eastern and southern United States that catered primarily to African American audiences. The starting place of entertainers such as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Patti LaBelle, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, and Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, the "Chitlin' circuit" (deriving its name from the soul food item chitterlings: fried pig intestines) was the main way of seeing many popular black acts before the days of integration.

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United States - African American - Cab Calloway - Duke Ellington - Patti LaBelle - Jimi Hendrix - The Isley Brothers - Michael Jackson - Jackson 5 - Soul food - Chitterlings - Integration

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