Minstrel Shows (Theatre)

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Minstrel Shows Sites:

Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852 Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852: Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition. (Minstrel Shows) http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/minstrel/mihp.html Bamboozled 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. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.bamboozledmovie.com Minstrel shows Minstrel shows: Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.musicals101.com/minstrel.htm The Minstrel Show The Minstrel Show: Includes an historical survey, explanation of the structure and form of minstrel shows, samples of lyrics, social aspects and other aspects. (Minstrel Shows) http://jochen.scheytt.bei.t-online.de/minstrelshow/minpreface.html Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University 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. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/menu.htm November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles: Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/01.11.html American Minstrel Show Collection American Minstrel Show Collection: Information about the archive held at Princeton University. (Minstrel Shows) http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/tc050.html The Mirth of a Nation by Justin Driver 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. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.tnr.com/061101/driver061101.html Minstrel and Vaudeville Ephemera Minstrel and Vaudeville Ephemera: For sale over the internet. (Minstrel Shows) http://pages.patsweeneyephemera.com/146/InventoryPage/5119/1.html A Mini Minstral Show A Mini Minstral Show: Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary. (Minstrel Shows) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/enam358/minstrlsy.html Africans in America Africans in America: Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h489.html A Look Back at Minstrelsy A Look Back at Minstrelsy: Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century. (Minstrel Shows) http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa100800a.htm Lift Every Voice: Minstrels 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. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/music/minstrels.html The Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website The Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website: Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.geocities.com/blackwhiteminstrels/ Stephen Foster | Blackface Minstrelsy 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. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/sfeature/sf_minstrelsy.html The Black and White Minstrel Show The Black and White Minstrel Show: Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online. (Minstrel Shows) http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/blackandwhim/blackandwhim.htm Black-Face Minstrelsy Black-Face Minstrelsy: Includes images, background and a script sample. (Minstrel Shows) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/minstrl.html