Minstrel poster, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

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Minstrel poster, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

Minstrel poster. Alabama. [Advertisement for J.C. Lincolns Sunny South Minstrels. Big tent shows which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in " blackface. Troupes with black actors and performers began to appear in the 1840s. Both versions of the shows portrayed black people as objects of hilarity and ridicule]

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