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Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive the Curtain Goes Up

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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 footage, and interviews with faculty, students, and a member of the GU272 community. [13:44]

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minstrel shows, georgetown: georgetown slavery archive - the curtain goes up, blackface minstrelsy, minstrelsy
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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