Clayton

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Clayton peg leg bates

• BY Krystal Wilburn

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Clayton Peg Leg Bates is a famous dancer. He got
his left leg cut off in a textile mill by
running a cotton gin. Before his grandfather made
him a peg leg he danced with broomsticks.
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He was born in Fountain Inn. He helped African
Americans by turning his turkey farm into a
hotel only for African Americans.
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He had many magazines. This is is one of
them.Most of his magazines talk about him tap
dancing on a Peg Leg.
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He had a special dance step. It was called The
Imitation American Jet Plane.He jumped 5 feet in
the air and landed on his Peg Leg with his good
leg behind him.