#OTD #TDIH #April4, 1859: #BryantsMinstrels debut #Dixie at #MechanicsHall at #BroadwayManhattan in #NYC #DixieSong #DixiesLand #IWishIWereInDixie #BroadwayNYC #Broadway #MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #Blackface #MinstrelSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #March19, 1894: #HBD #MomsMabley! #Comedians #StandUpComedians #ChitlinCircuit #AfricanAmericans #Vaudeville #MinstrelShows #TheEmperorJones #Lesbians #ComedySky #BlackSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3a9...

This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America — NPR In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

"In her new book #Darkology: #Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment, Barnes traces the origin of #minstrelshows, performances in which an actor portrays an exaggerated & #racist depiction of Black, often #formerlyenslaved, people." apple.news/A9CMoI9XZTDW...
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#AmeriKKKuhnHistory

#OTD #TDIH #February6, 1843: The first #MinstrelShow, #TheVirginiaMinstrels opens at the #BoweryAmphitheatre in #NYC. #RACISM
#MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #BlackFace #AfricanAmericanStereoTypes #AmericanMusic #EthnicNotions #MinstrelSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #February6, 1843: The first #MinstrelShow, #TheVirginiaMinstrels opens at the #BoweryAmphitheatre in #NYC. #RACISM
#MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #BlackFace #AfricanAmericanStereoTypes #AmericanMusic #EthnicNotions #MinstrelSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #February6, 1843: The first #MinstrelShow, #TheVirginiaMinstrels opens at the #BoweryAmphitheatre in #NYC. #RACISM
#MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #BlackFace #AfricanAmericanStereoTypes #AmericanMusic #EthnicNotions #MinstrelSky #MusicSky
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The Dark History of “Jingle Bells”: From Blackface Minstrelsy to Christmas Classic To fully appreciate its legacy, we must look beyond the jingly chorus and confront the uncomfortable context of its creation and initial reception.

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#americanhistory #blackhistory #jinglebells #slavery #foxnews #christmas #minstrelshows #americanculture #bh365 #blackeducators #blacksky #joyreid

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#OTD #TDIH #May30, 1993, 1902: #HBD #StepinFetchit! #StepinFetchit #Vaudevillians #Comedians #Singers #Dancers #Actors #Blacks #BlackSterotypes #EthnicNotions #BlackFace #MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #Racism
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#ShirleyTemple said this was her favorite moment of her entire career!
#OnThisDay #May25, 1878: #HBD #BillRobinson aka #Bojangles! #TapDancers #Singers #Actors #AfricanAmericans #Vaudeville #MinstrelShows #Stage #Movies #NationalTapDanceDay #DanceSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8f...

#OTD #TDIH #May23, 1975: #DOTD: #RIP #MomsMabley.
#Comedians #ChitlinCircuit #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Vaudeville #MinstrelShows #Lesbians #ApolloTheater #CarnegieHall #TheSmothersBrothersComedyHour #TheEdSullivanShow #ComedySky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWW-...

#OTD #TDIH #April4, 1859: #BryantsMinstrels debut #Dixie at #MechanicsHall at #BroadwayManhattan in #NYC #DixieSong #DixiesLand #IWishIWereInDixie #BroadwayNYC #Broadway #MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #Blackface
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff58...

#OTD #TDIH #March19, 1894: #HBD #MomsMabley! #Comedians #StandUpComedians #ChitlinCircuit #AfricanAmericans #Vaudeville #MinstrelShows #TheEmperorJones #Lesbians #ComedySky #HistorySky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3a9...

#OTD #TDIH #February6, 1843: The first #MinstrelShow, #TheVirginiaMinstrels opens at the #BoweryAmphitheatre in #NYC.
#MinstrelShows #Minstrelsy #Minstrelry #BlackFace #AfricanAmericanStereoTypes #AmericanMusic #EthnicNotions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrkr...

#ShirleyTemple said this was her favorite moment of her career!
#OTD #TDIH #November25, 1949: #DOTD: #RIP #BillRobinson aka #Bojangles. #TapDancers #Singers #Actors #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Vaudeville #MinstrelShows
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8f...