minstrel shows

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• - 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.
  
• - Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
  
• - Includes images, background and a script sample.
  
• - For sale over the internet.
  
• - Information about the archive held at Princeton University.
  
• - Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
  
• - Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
  
• - Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
  
• - Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
  
• - Includes an historical survey, explanation of the structure and form of minstrel shows, samples of lyrics, social aspects and other aspects.
  
• - 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.
  
• - From the website for the PBS American Experience documentary "Stephen Foster" a page of information on the Minstrel Show in the 19th century.
  
• - Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
  
• - Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
  
• - Article from the New Republic explores the history of the minstrel show and its continuing impact on modern African-American comedians and performers.