Instructional Video13:03
Crash Course

Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video
Georgetown University

Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive the Curtain Goes Up

9th - 10th
The Curtain Goes Up is a short film produced by Georgetown College students. The short film explores the hundred-year history of blackface minstrelsy at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. It utilizes archival material, found...