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MinstrelA minstrel was a wandering bard who played songs to tell stories about other places or about historical events to the common townsfolk of the Middle Ages. They were eventually replaced by the troubadours as the courts became more sophisticated, but were still well liked by the common folk until the middle of the Renaissance.
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Africans in America
Information on the origins of the minstrel character, Jim Crow.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h489.html
American Minstrel Show Collection
Information about the archive held at Princeton University.
http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/tc050.html
Bamboozled
The official site for the Spike Lee satire on a modern minstrel show includes essays and extensive resources on the history of the minstrel show and blackface and its impact on American culture and race relations.
http://www.bamboozledmovie.com
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Article on the 1950s BBC series filmed in the American tradition. From the Museum of Television online.
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/blackandwhim/blackandwhim.htm
Black-Face Minstrelsy
Includes images, background and a script sample.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/minstrl.html
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University
Racism and racial stereotypes in the Jim Crow Era. Includes extensive information on minstrel shows, the stock characters originated in them such as Jim Crow, Zip Coon and their impact on American life.
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/menu.htm
Lift Every Voice: Minstrels
Companion to the "Music in American Life" exhibit at the University of Virginia Library. Commentary accompanies pictures of original minstrel show programs, illustrations and paraphanalia.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/music/minstrels.html
A Look Back at Minstrelsy
Read about minstrelsy, and find out why it was popular during the 19th century.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa100800a.htm
A Mini Minstral Show
Includes a typical script, promotional images, and commentary.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/enam358/minstrlsy.html
Minstrel and Vaudeville Ephemera
For sale over the internet.
http://pages.patsweeneyephemera.com/146/InventoryPage/5119/1.html
The Minstrel Show
Page from a site on the Jacksonian era in America provides a short history of the minstrel genre and an exploration of the archtypes it created.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/jackson/minstrel/minstrel.html
Minstrel shows
Explores the musical tradition. Includes an article by John Kenrick and a typical minstrel program.
http://www.musicals101.com/minstrel.htm
Minstrelsy Homepage 1830-1852
Includes image gallery, songs, texts, notices and reviews, articles, and essays and interpretation of the minstrel show tradition.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/utc/minstrel/mihp.html
The Mirth of a Nation by Justin Driver
Article from the New Republic explores the history of the minstrel show and its continuing impact on modern African-American comedians and performers.
http://www.tnr.com/061101/driver061101.html
November 1901: Minstrel Show in Los Angeles
Contemporary newspaper account from the Los Angelies Herald.
http://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/01.11.html
Stephen Foster | Blackface Minstrelsy
From the website for the PBS American Experience documentary "Stephen Foster" a page of information on the Minstrel Show in the 19th century.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/sfeature/sf_minstrelsy.html
The Official Australasian Black & White Minstrel Show Website
Approved by Dot Mitchell, widow of George Mitchell.
http://www.geocities.com/blackwhiteminstrels/
The Minstrel Show
Includes an historical survey, explanation of the structure and form of minstrel shows, samples of lyrics, social aspects and other aspects.
http://jochen.scheytt.bei.t-online.de/minstrelshow/minpreface.html
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