19. "*adding on* PT Barnum's personal slave Joice Heth was his first" In response to In response to 0
truly successful show. His public dissection and autopsy of her was a big event where he charged the equivalent of about $20... and this was in abolitionist states where the white people were allegedly good people. There's a book about it called "The Showman and the Slave." Here's a good show about it for those who dig listening to podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqCRSflNGOQ