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Until my present study, African American entertainer Lorenzo Tucker had not been extensively discussed in histories of United States theater and film. ███

Intro to Topic · Tucker (entertainer)

Overlooked, until now.

Tucker · Jack of all trades

Worked as actor, singer, dancer, MC, producer, manager, administration, etc.

Tucker · Source of history

He personally witnessed the history of African American theater and film. His collection of artifacts is also first hand source material.

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Research Methodology · Special library collections, films, interviews with contemporaries

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Primary Source · Personal interviews with Tucker

Advantage of Method · Access to personal oral testimony

Disadvantage of Method · Testimony could be biased

Author needs to verify.

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Verification · What could not be verified was excluded

But most of his testimony has been corroborated.

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Conclusion · This study weaves together evidence to shed light on Tucker's career.

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The author never distinguishes publishers of popular books from publishers of academic books.

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The author never suggests that she “developed” the research methods she uses. She never suggests she developed the idea of conducting interviews with the subject of a biography.

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Supported, because the author thinks Tucker’s history in entertainment has been under-discussed.

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Not supported, because the author is writing a career biography of Tucker. We have no reason to think the author is mainly trying to do something else besides provide an accurate historical records of events in Tucker’s career.

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The author doesn’t suggest her biography will present a guide for verifying the authenticity of memorabilia. The author mentions Tucker’s collection of memorabilia, but doesn’t mention any methods for verifying that those items are authentic.

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