Group portrait of the leaders of "The Frogs" theater group. Left to right, seated: Tom Brown, J. Rosamond Johnson, George Walker, Jesse Shipp, R. C. McPherson or “Cecil Mack.” Standing: Bob Cole, Lester A. Walton, Sam Corker, Jr., Bert Williams, James Reese Europe, and Alex Rogers. The Frogs was a charitable organization for African Americans in theater and other artistic professions founded in 1908. The name “The Frogs” originated from one of Aesop’s fables and the comedy by Aristophanes entitled The Frogs. The organization was active well into the 1920s.
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African American comedians African American actors Actors--Labor unions African American singers African American entertainers Brown, Tom (Dancer) Williams, Bert, 1874-1922 Mack, Cecil, 1883-1944 Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919 Corker, Sam, Jr., b. 1877 Walker, George, 1873-1911 Rogers, Alex, 1876-1930 Cole, Bob, 1868-1911 Johnson, J. Rosamond Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965 Shipp, Jesse
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