11. Ringling Bros. and Barnham & Bailey Circus
Read the Question.
On a scale of 1 (not very strong) to 5 (very strong), how strongly do you think that the “Greatest Show on Earth” represented America as the land of opportunity?
Scan the Blurb.
In May of 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnham & Bailey Circus performed their last circus show. Although circuses had been a part of American culture for over a century, the changing identity of American culture and global developments may have influenced the decrease in the popularity of circuses.
