Abstract
This chapter describes the social life of Illinois Negroes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the early days, receptions, cake-walks, dinner parties and barbeques were common events on the social calendar of the women's clubs, social clubs, lodges and other fraternal organizations. Apparently, the early social life of Negroes was highly organized and controlled. This chapter considers the different forms of Negro entertainment that took place in various social clubs in Illinois, such as the Danabegy Club and the Hannibal Guards; the old-fashioned barbeques enjoyed by the “down home” folks; charity balls; women's clubs such as the Domestic Art Club at Bloomington and the Ida B. Wells Club of Chicago; and other events such as the Emancipation Day celebrations.
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