Newburyport Black History Initiative co-organizer Geordie Vining will make a presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. about “blackface minstrel shows” frequently seen on stage in Newburyport ...
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The dark history of “Jingle Bells”: From blackface minstrelsy to Christmas classic
The cheerful melody of “Jingle Bells” is an indelible part of the modern holiday soundscape, synonymous with winter wonder ...
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid shared a video examining claims that 'Jingle Bells' has roots in 19th-century minstrel shows.
The former MSNBC host reshared a video to her Instagram from an account claimed to have shone a light on the unsavory nature ...
Joy Reid ignites backlash after sharing a video claiming ‘Jingle Bells’ was rooted in racist minstrel shows and written to ...
Some of these blackface items date from before the formalization of the minstrel show in the 1840s, however most of the material dates from the 1840s-1850s. Many of the sheets have illustrated ...
The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s first play was a blackface minstrel show, in 1965. The most racist kind of theater ever for the most left-wing theater company in the country? A Minstrel Show, or Civil ...
Nicholas Sammond describes how popular early American cartoon characters were derived from blackface minstrelsy. He charts the industrialization of animation in the early twentieth century, its ...
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