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Britain's Other Music Hall: The Story of the Blackface Minstrels

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Last broadcast on Tue, 10 Nov 2009, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4.

Synopsis

Musician Tony Etoria explores the strange world of blackface minstrelsy, the Victorian forebear of the Black and White Minstrel show, and its continuing impact on popular music, dance, comedy and racial stereotypes.

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  1. Tue 10 Nov 2009
    11:30
    BBC Radio 4

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30 minutes

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