Sites relating to the controversial 19th and 20th century genre of musical theatre performed in "blackface"....
This page was last updated on August 28th, 2008
This page was last updated on August 28th, 2008
Minstrel Shows (from Theatre)
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The Mirth of a Nation by Justin Driver
Article from the New Republic explores the history of the minstrel show and its continuing impact on modern African-American comedians and performers.
Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852
Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
Lift Every Voice: Minstrels
Companion to the "Music in American Life" exhibit at the University of Virginia Library. Commentary accompanies pictures of original minstrel show programs, illustrations and paraphanalia.
Bamboozled
The official site for the Spike Lee satire on a modern minstrel show includes essays and extensive resources on the history of the minstrel show and blackface and its impact on American culture and race relations.
Africans in America
Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
A Mini Minstral Show
Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
Minstrel and Vaudeville Ephemera
For sale over the internet.
November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles
Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
Minstrel shows
Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
The Minstrel Show
Page from a site on the Jacksonian era in America provides a short history of the minstrel genre and an exploration of the archtypes it created.
Black-Face Minstrelsy
Includes images, background and a script sample.
A Look Back at Minstrelsy
Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
American Minstrel Show Collection
Information about the archive held at Princeton University.
The Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website
Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University
Racism and racial stereotypes in the Jim Crow Era. Includes extensive information on minstrel shows, the stock characters originated in them such as Jim Crow, Zip Coon and their impact on American life.
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
Stephen Foster | Blackface Minstrelsy
From the website for the PBS American Experience documentary "Stephen Foster" a page of information on the Minstrel Show in the 19th century.
Article from the New Republic explores the history of the minstrel show and its continuing impact on modern African-American comedians and performers.
Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
Companion to the "Music in American Life" exhibit at the University of Virginia Library. Commentary accompanies pictures of original minstrel show programs, illustrations and paraphanalia.
The official site for the Spike Lee satire on a modern minstrel show includes essays and extensive resources on the history of the minstrel show and blackface and its impact on American culture and race relations.
Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
For sale over the internet.
Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
Page from a site on the Jacksonian era in America provides a short history of the minstrel genre and an exploration of the archtypes it created.
Includes images, background and a script sample.
Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
Information about the archive held at Princeton University.
Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
Racism and racial stereotypes in the Jim Crow Era. Includes extensive information on minstrel shows, the stock characters originated in them such as Jim Crow, Zip Coon and their impact on American life.
Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
From the website for the PBS American Experience documentary "Stephen Foster" a page of information on the Minstrel Show in the 19th century.
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