Film Language Tag: minstrelsy

Comedic performances of “blackness” by whites in exaggerated costumes and make-up. "Blackface, the Birth of an American Stereotype, National Museum of African American History and Culture, "https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/blackface-birth-american-stereotype

Films (3)

Final Montage, Bamboozled

A montage of historical racial representations.

I'm Not Playing Myself No More, Bamboozled

Manray tells Pierre that he is done with Mantan's New Millennium Minstrel Show.

Manray's Execution, Bamboozled

After Manray tap dances for his life he is shot to death by the Mau Maus.

Series (0)