Minstrel Shows

Minstrel Documentary

Watching this really makes me sick. The fact that for almost a century African Americans weren't allowed to be on stage is cray. I watch the performances by the white people acting as African Americans in amazement. They deliberately made fun of the African American culture, and these shows were the most popular. To make things even worse, while these shows were going on, 100's of African Americans were being lynched. These were very dark times indeed. African Americans were stereotyped as fun loving people who loved to entertain while on long breaks from their cotton picking. Absolutely ridiculous..