African American Magicians Seek to Tell Their Story

This interesting article discusses the history of African-American magicians. It profiles the Brotherhood of American Minority Magicians (BAMM) and Jim Magus, a Georgia magician whose book, "Magical Heroes: The Lives and Legends of Great African American Magicians," is one of the few history books about African American magicians. According to the article, Harry Houdini learned some of his greatest feats from African-American magicians who were barred from performing because of their race.