Minstrel Songs, the Whitewashing of Lyrics, and Erasure of History

Oh Susanna is a song I personally remember singing in my childhood, during daycare, summer camps, and elementary school. So, when I learned in class that Oh Susanna is a song written for minstrel s…

Museum of Old Newbury: Blog

Minstrelsy Music 345: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music

Dinah, Put Down Your Horn: Blackface Minstrel Songs Don't Belong in Music Class, by Dr. Katya Ermolaeva

Ragtime Music 345: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music

Why Hamilton is Not the Revolution You Think it is

Ask Mr. Mudd: “Levee Song” and Princeton's Minstrel Shows – University Archives

Anti-Black Racism in British Popular Music (1880-1920)

Why Hamilton is Not the Revolution You Think it is

My Name Is Not Tom” (Chapter 7) - Advocates of Freedom

Full article: “This is America”: repurposing the white gaze through imitation

Space Jam 2: Has Hollywood animation woken up to racism?