Blackface minstrel shows

Topic sh2023000388 · PN1969.B43 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on the primarily 19th and early 20th century entertainments in which comedians portrayed a caricature of Black people, generally by non-Black people, through the use of makeup, mannerisms, speech patterns, etc.

Used for

Black face minstrel shows
Black face minstrelsy
Blackface minstrelsy
Blackfaced minstrel shows

History

[Established July 2023.]

Examples

Note under [African American wit and humor; Blackface minstrel music]

Broader Terms (1)

Minstrel shows

Related Terms (1)

Blackface entertainers

Hierarchy

No peer terms