The Frogs (club)
The 11 founding members of the Frogs. | |
| Named after | Aesops Fables |
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| Predecessor | The Colored Vaudeville Benevolent Association |
| Formation | 1908 |
| Founded at | 52 West 153rd Street, New York, New York |
| Dissolved | 1920s |
| Type | Benevolent Association |
| Purpose | To create an all-Black professional support network in the theater arts and to establish an archival collection of theatrical material |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
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President | George Walker |
The Frogs was a charitable organization for African Americans modeled on The American Actors Beneficial Association. The Frogs' mission was to build a best-in-class professional organization for Black theater professionals and those in arts-driven professions that rivaled the American Actors Benevolent Association, which did not permit Black membership.