Former MSNBC host Joy Reid shared a video examining claims that 'Jingle Bells' has roots in 19th-century minstrel shows.

The cheerful melody of “Jingle Bells” is an indelible part of the modern holiday soundscape, synonymous with winter wonder ...

The sight of middle-class South Bay suburbanites donning blackface makeup in order to play roles in minstrel shows at the local high school auditorium benefit show is wildly inappropriate by modern ...

RACINE - It's said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. While that may be true in some cases, it's not when it comes to minstrel shows. In the 19th century minstrel shows were America's most ...

NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport Black History Initiative co-organizer Geordie Vining will make a presentation Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. about blackface minstrel shows frequently seen on stage in ...

Cabinet card print of a photograph of two minstrel show performers in costume. The performer on the left, wearing a shabby band uniform, crumpled hat, and blackface makeup, is holding two parts of a ...

I've lived here a long time and have learned and heard about a lot of things, but a couple of weeks ago I heard about something that really threw me. Did you know that well into the 1960s, a common ...