The origins of Blackface Minstrelsy -- The Minstrel Show on records -- The Minstrel Show on radio -- The Minstrel Show in Motion Pictures -- The Minstrel Show on Television -- Epilogue and Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Prominent Minstrel Troupes Active after 1890 -- Appendix 2. Discography of Minstrel...

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Main Author:	Brooks, Tim (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2020]
Subjects:	Geschichte 1830-1960 Minstrel show Massenmedien Blackfacing USA Minstrel shows in mass media Blackface in mass media African Americans in mass media Mass media / United States / History / 20th century
Summary:	The origins of Blackface Minstrelsy -- The Minstrel Show on records -- The Minstrel Show on radio -- The Minstrel Show in Motion Pictures -- The Minstrel Show on Television -- Epilogue and Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Prominent Minstrel Troupes Active after 1890 -- Appendix 2. Discography of Minstrel Recordings -- Appendix 3. Early Recording Artists with Minstrel Experience "The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. While it is seen as a relic of America's deeply shameful and racist past, it also provided the first vehicle by which African-Americans were able to enter the entertainment world. This book investigates the often ignored 20th century history of minstrelsy as it entered the age of mass media, addressing such minstrel stars as Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, and Mickey Rooney. Tracing the history of minstrelsy through to its abrupt end in the 1950s, this book is a chronicle of "modern" minstrelsy and America's rapidly changing values"
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index
Physical Description:	vii, 282 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm
ISBN:	9781476676760