Archive Record
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Metadata
Title |
Booster Boy's Minstrel |
Accession Number |
2013.290.001 |
Object Name |
Program |
Scope & Content |
Flier given to attendees of the St. Gerald Catholic Church minstrel show entitled "Booster Boy's Minstrel". Minstrel shows were a popular, yet racially derogatory, form of entertainment in America that began in the 1830s. Although they declined in popularity after 1900, it wasn't until the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s the shows faded from the mainstream. |
Date |
11/30/1930 |
Link |
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Classification |
Churches & Temples Religion Religious Organizations Entertainment Theaters |
Search Terms |
Fundraising Black Face Racism African American Experience Black History |
People |
Harker, Mary Lou (Farino) |