Blackface minstrelsy is associated particularly with popular culture in the United States and Britain, yet despite the continual two-way flow of performers, tro

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2011.

In this intriguing study, Robert Nowatzki reveals the unexpected relationships between blackface entertainment and antislavery sentiment in the United States an

 The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. Today considered a shameful relic of America's raci

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.