Belle Montgomery
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You may have participated in the present-day cakewalk, a musical chair contest, where participants walk around a circle marked off with numbers, hoping that the number they get close to would be called by the emcee in order to win a prize.
Cakewalk, to others, refers to a task that can be done with ease but the actual history of cakewalk is far from easy.
It has a complicated past that illustrated how African Americans opposed their oppressors.
Though the exact year and actual origin of the dance is still debatable, historical accounts state that cakewalk is a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by slaves on Southern plantations.
First known as the “prize walk”, the 19th-century couple dance contest usually ended with a prize (often a well-decorated cake) for the couple with the best dancing skills.
And here’s how it was performed:
REST OF ARTICLE INCLUDING PHOTOS AND A VIDEO:
https://face2faceafrica.com/article...a-mockery-of-white-slave-masters-in-the-1800s
Cakewalk, to others, refers to a task that can be done with ease but the actual history of cakewalk is far from easy.
It has a complicated past that illustrated how African Americans opposed their oppressors.
Though the exact year and actual origin of the dance is still debatable, historical accounts state that cakewalk is a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by slaves on Southern plantations.
First known as the “prize walk”, the 19th-century couple dance contest usually ended with a prize (often a well-decorated cake) for the couple with the best dancing skills.
And here’s how it was performed:
REST OF ARTICLE INCLUDING PHOTOS AND A VIDEO:
https://face2faceafrica.com/article...a-mockery-of-white-slave-masters-in-the-1800s