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Crash Course
The Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #41
In the 1920s, there was a blossoming of all kinds of art made by African Americans in the New York neighborhood Harlem. Let's call it a renaissance. While all the arts were having a great run, some extremely interesting things were...
Crash Course
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance...
Wonderscape
The Rise of Ragtime and the Blues
Discover the emergence of ragtime and blues music during and after the Reconstruction Era. Learn how ragtime brought a rhythmic, danceable sound to America, while the blues gave voice to personal stories of struggle and resilience....
The March of Time
Black Knight challenges Minstrel
MOT 1952: THE GIRL & THE MINSTREL PART II: The Princess (Jacqueline Rayet) is w/ The Minstrel (believed to be George Reich) when The Knight of Sorrowful Countenance (Oleg Briansky) ballet dancing into courtyard. The Knight challenges...
The March of Time
Archers decide to hang Minstrel
MOT 1952: THE GIRL & THE MINSTREL: The Minstrel (believed to be George Reich) arrives in courtyard ballet dancing solo. The Archers show him 'Silence' sign but the Minstrel plays anyway the Archers decide to hang him from the Tree of...