The True Story Behind Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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The True Story Behind Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

December 25, 2020

This is the true story of the life of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” and the subject of the Netflix film starring Oscar-winner Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

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The True Story Behind Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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