Crash Course
The Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #41
In the 1920s, there was a blossoming of all kinds of art made by African Americans in the New York neighborhood Harlem. Let's call it a renaissance. While all the arts were having a great run, some extremely interesting things were...
Crash Course
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture,...
Wonderscape
The Rise of Ragtime and the Blues
Discover the emergence of ragtime and blues music during and after the Reconstruction Era. Learn how ragtime brought a rhythmic, danceable sound to America, while the blues gave voice to personal stories of struggle and resilience....
The March of Time
Black Knight challenges Minstrel
MOT 1952: THE GIRL & THE MINSTREL PART II: The Princess (Jacqueline Rayet) is w/ The Minstrel (believed to be George Reich) when The Knight of Sorrowful Countenance (Oleg Briansky) ballet dancing into courtyard. The Knight challenges...
The March of Time
Archers decide to hang Minstrel
MOT 1952: THE GIRL & THE MINSTREL: The Minstrel (believed to be George Reich) arrives in courtyard ballet dancing solo. The Archers show him 'Silence' sign but the Minstrel plays anyway the Archers decide to hang him from the Tree of...
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MED black man sings plays guitar while he leans against red wall in subway station
MED black man sings plays guitar while he leans against red wall in subway station
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CU fingers of black man playing guitar while leaning against red wall in subway station
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Slow tilt down - CU portrait black man looking at camera in subway station passengers board train in background
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MED profile black man leans against red wall playing guitar in subway station train enters passengers board
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MED black man leaning against red wall plays guitar in subway station pan to moving train
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Pan from red wall to CU portrait black man looking at camera in subway station zoom in
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MED black man playing guitar while leaning against red wall in subway station pan up down arm of guitar
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MED black man leaning against red wall plays guitar in subway station pedestrians walk on platform
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MED black man plays guitar while leaning against red wall in subway station rack focus
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MED profile black man leans against red wall playing guitar in subway station train leaves people walk by