Blackface in America
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Blacks in blackface : a sourcebook on early black musical shows / Henry T. Sampson. via GALILEO
Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular by John Strausberg via Google Books
Burnt Cork : Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy via GALILEO
Articles:
Richardson, Sarah. “As American as Jim Crow.” American History, vol. 53, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 52–59. EBSCOhost, proxygsu-satl.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=fth&AN=127608308&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Lehman, Christopher P. “Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation.” African American Review, vol. 49, no. 2, Summer 2016, pp. 174–176. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1353/afa.2016.0017.
Brown, Lee B. “Can American Popular Vocal Music Escape the Legacy of Blackface Minstrelsy?” Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, vol. 71, no. 1, Feb. 2013, pp. 91–100. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1540-6245.2012.01545.x.
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Okay, news cycle: you win. We're talking about blackface. This week, we delve into the hidden history of "blackening up" in popular culture — from a certain iconic cartoon mouse's minstrel past to Instagram models trying to pass as black.
BackStory: The Faces of Racism
Nathan talks with historian Rhae Lynn Barnes about Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page and its link to a long and disturbing history of blackface minstrelsy. They discuss how white civic organizations used minstrel shows for fundraising, why the era known as Jim Crow is named after a minstrel character, and what must happen to prevent people from donning blackface going forward. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SOME LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE.
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