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Legend has it that the kazoo was invented in the 1840s in Macon by Alabama Vest, a freed slave who introduced the instrument at the Georgia State Fair as the “Down South Submarine.”
The Tubman Museum – one of the largest museums in the Southeast dedicated to educating people about the art, history and culture of African Americans – opened a new exhibit on National Kazoo Day (Jan. 28) that features the history of the kazoo.
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9AM-5PM. and is located at 310 Cherry St. in Macon. Adult tickets are $10 with discounts available.
– Brenda Cassabon, TK PR, The Georgia 100