Minstrel Shows Theatre Performing Arts

Page from a site on the Jacksonian era in America provides a short history of the minstrel genre and an exploration of the archetypes it created.

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• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University - Racism and racial stereotypes in the Jim Crow Era. Includes information on minstrel shows, the stock characters originated in them such as Jim Crow, Zip Coon and their impact on American life.
• A Mini Minstral Show - Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
• Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website, The - Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
• November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles - Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
• A Look Back at Minstrelsy - Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it minstrel shows was popular during the 19th century.
• 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.
• Black-Face Minstrelsy - Includes images, background and a script sample.
• Black and White Minstrel Show, The - Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in performing arts the performing arts American tradition. From the Museum of Television performing arts online.
• 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 - Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by minstrel shows John theatre Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
• Africans in America - Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
• Minstrel Show, The - Page from a site on the Jacksonian era minstrel shows in performing arts America provides a short history of the minstrel shows minstrel genre performing arts and an exploration of the archetypes minstrel shows it created.
• Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852 - Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and theatre essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
• American Minstrel Show Collection - Information about the archive held at Princeton University.

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