Our Keeping Black History Alive series continues with honoring Bert Williams, the first Black actor to land a role on Broadway. Bert Williams was born in the Bahamas. At a young age, he emigrated with his parents to the United States. By his late teens, he made his way to California and joined different West Coast minstrel shows. He would later create a successful vaudeville act in 1893 with George Walker. By 1903 he was starring in Dahomey, the first all-Black musical comedy to play in a Broadw

1910 Bert Williams - Play That Barber-Shop Chord