Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows

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A Look Back at Minstrelsy
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.

A Mini Minstral Show
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.

Africans in America
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.

American Minstrel Show Collection
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Information about the archive held at Princeton University.

Bamboozled
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
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.

Black-Face Minstrelsy
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Includes images, background and a script sample.

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
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.

Lift Every Voice: Minstrels
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
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 and Vaudeville Ephemera
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
For sale over the internet.

Minstrel shows
Performing Arts - Theatre - Minstrel Shows
Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.

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