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Foster, Stephen Collins 13
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Amos 'n' Andy - Sitcoms, Comedy, Programs, Television, Arts 6
Performing Arts - Arts and Culture, African-American, African, Ethnicity, Society 17
Race and Racism - Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations, Issues, Society 114
 Africans in AmericaAfricans in America
 Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
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American Minstrel Show CollectionAmerican Minstrel Show Collection
 Information about the archive held at Princeton University.
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Black and White Minstrel Show, TheBlack and White Minstrel Show, The
 Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
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Black-Face MinstrelsyBlack-Face Minstrelsy
 Includes images, background and a script sample.
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Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State UniversityJim 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.
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Lift Every Voice: MinstrelsLift 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.
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A Look Back at MinstrelsyA Look Back at Minstrelsy
 Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
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A Mini Minstral ShowA Mini Minstral Show
 Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
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Minstrel and Vaudeville EphemeraMinstrel and Vaudeville Ephemera
 For sale over the internet.
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Minstrel Show, TheMinstrel Show, The
 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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Minstrel ShowsMinstrel Shows
 Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
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Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852
 Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
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November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los AngelesNovember 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles
 Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
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Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website, TheOfficial Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website, The
 Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
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Stephen Foster | Blackface MinstrelsyStephen 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.
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