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Africans in America
Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h489.html


Bamboozled
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.
http://www.bamboozledmovie.com

The Black and White Minstrel Show
Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/blackandwhim/blackandwhim.htm


Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University
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.
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/menu.htm

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.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/music/minstrels.html

A Look Back at Minstrelsy
Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa100800a.htm

A Mini Minstral Show
Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/enam358/minstrlsy.html


The Minstrel Show
Page from a site on the Jacksonian era in America provides a short history of the minstrel genre and an exploration of the archtypes it created.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/jackson/minstrel/minstrel.html

Minstrel shows
Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
http://www.musicals101.com/minstrel.htm

Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852
Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/minstrel/mihp.html

The Mirth of a Nation by Justin Driver
Article from the New Republic explores the history of the minstrel show and its continuing impact on modern African-American comedians and performers.
http://www.tnr.com/061101/driver061101.html

November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles
Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
http://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/01.11.html

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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/sfeature/sf_minstrelsy.html


The Minstrel Show
Includes an historical survey, explanation of the structure and form of minstrel shows, samples of lyrics, social aspects and other aspects.
http://jochen.scheytt.bei.t-online.de/minstrelshow/minpreface.html

Unified Professional Theatre Auditions
A combined audition held every February in Memphis, Tennessee for year-round professional actors, production personnel, and theatre companies.
http://www.upta.org




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