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Burnt Cork: Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy
Burnt Cork Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy
Author: Stephen Johnson
Beginning in the 1830s and continuing for more than a century, blackface minstrelsy stage performances that claimed to represent the culture of black Americans remained arguably the most popular entertainment in North America. A renewed scholarly interest in this contentious form of entertainment has produced studies treating a range of issues: ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558499348
ISBN-10: 1558499342
Publication Date: 7/31/2012
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press
Book Type: Paperback
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