Tags
5 Whirlwinds, Appalachia, Big Minstrel Festival, Billy Kersands, Cabell County, Dan Avery, Davis Theater, Harry Fidler, Hassan Ben All, history, Huntington, Huntington Advertiser, James Crosby, minstrels, music, Richards and Pringles, Rusco and Hollands, West Virginia
![Minstrel Festival HuA 10.26.1898](https://brandonraykirk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/minstrel-festival-hua-10-26-1898.jpg?w=529)
Huntington (WV) Advertiser, 26 October 1898. Billy Kersands was the most popular black comedian of his day. For more about Mr. Kersands, follow this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Kersands