Season 1 · Episode 72
072: Black Face and Minstrelsy in Britain
The History Hotline · Deanna Lyncook
April 11, 202241m 37s
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Show Notes
The Black and White Minstrel Show ran for 20 years, at a time in Britain where race relations were growing ever tenser.
How did a show like this manage to run for so long?
Where did minstrelsy come from? (America if you didn't know)
How did the show eventually draw to a close?**
**hint: We can thank Diana Ross!!