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A black face, run-down shoes and elbow-out make-up give me a place to hide. The real Bert Williams is crouched deep down inside the coon who sings the songs and tells the stories.
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Bert Williams
Age: 47 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 12
Died: 1922
Died: March 4
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Blackface Minstrel Performer
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Egbert Austin Williams
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