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I think that the minstrel shows were racist towards darker skinned people. I think it was quite rude and offensive. They wore a lot of makeup to make them look a lot dark skinned. It looks like there are layers of makeup on top of each other. The color of their lips don't match the color of their face skin color. Their face skin color is more of a very dark brown/black and their lips are white and kind of creamy, so they stand out.

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Minstrel show Livermore high school 1954

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Minstrel shows lampooned black people as dim-witted, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious and happy-go-lucky.

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The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American form of entertainment developed in the early 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music. The shows were performed by white people in make-up or blackface for the purpose of playing the role of black people. There were also some African-American performers and all-black minstrel groups that formed and toured.

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Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew."

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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."