Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop

by Yuval Taylor, Jake Austen, Jake Austen

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Yuval Taylor and Jake Austen investigate the complex history of black minstrelsy, adopted in the mid-nineteenth century by African American performers who played the grinning blackface fool to entertain black and white audiences. We now consider minstrelsy an embarrassing relic, but once blacks and whites alike saw it as a black art form--and embraced it as such. And, as the authors reveal, black minstrelsy remains deeply relevant to popular black...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393070980

ISBN13:9780393070989

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography Musical Genres Performing Arts Rap Shows Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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