1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 212: Early in 1928 Lew Lewis produced Blackbirds of 1928 at the Liberty Theatre.at blackbird, n.1
1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 107: Many of the most popular of the Williams and Walker songs; among them [...] ‘Bon Bon Buddy, the Chocolate Drop’.at chocolate drop (n.) under chocolate, adj.
1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 128: The War Amendments passed on the Negroe’s behalf had been completely nullified or evaded in the Southern states; and he was disfranchised, ‘Jim Crowed’.at Jim Crow, v.
1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 217: On February 2, 1929 a play was put on at the Apollo Theatre [...] called Harlem and it was a portrayal of life in a Harlem railroad flat, of rent parties, of the ‘sweetback,’ of the ‘hot stuff man,’ of the ‘number king’ and the number racket.at sweetback (man), n.
1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 64: After a good play the whole team would for a moment cut monkey-shines that would make the grand stand and bleachers roar.at monkey shine, n.
1930 J.W. Johnson Black Manhattan 217: On February 2, 1929 a play was put on at the Appollo Theatre [...] called Harlem and it was a portrayal of life in a Harlem railroad flat, of rent parties, of the ‘sweetback,’ of the ‘hot stuff man,’ of the ‘number king’ and the number racket.at numbers-banker (n.) under numbers, the, n.