Saturday, May 13, 2017

#9 Trainers

Sidney Rink.

Posted by Buckles at 5/13/2017 08:08:00 PM

1 comments:

Roger Smith said...

For at least 4 of his years on the Barnes show, Sidney Rink was Superintendent of Elephants, a most significant level of respect from the owner, in an era when black men were not called African-American. According to a Chang Reynolds series of articles for BANDWAGON, Rink held that post from 1917 to 1920. His name is featured throughout the program, also famed for his comedy mules. Rink was a hell of a circus man who overcame racial barriers to achieve exceptional respect, recognition we later saw afforded to Manuel "Junior" Ruffin.

14 May, 2017 17:08

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