chitlin circuit

[chit-lin] /ˈtʃɪt lɪn/
noun, Informal.
1.
a group of clubs and theaters featuring black performers and intended to appeal to black people.
Also, chitlin' circuit.
Slang definitions & phrases for chitlin circuit

chitlin circuit

noun phrase

Theaters and clubs featuring black entertainers

[1970s+; fr chitlins, a form of chitterlings, the entrails of a hog, which when fried are a great delicacy among poor people, esp in the South]