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Document identity
localId
FI0001263
label
Minstrel Show at Orange Township Elementary School, 1954
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obj
dtoType
photograph
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
FI0001263
contentType
photograph
aggregator
fortepan.us
stage
normalized
credit
Carole Mountain
sourceCaption
Minstrel Show in Orange Township elementary school, performed by the local Parent Teacher’s Association.
year
1954
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC-BY-SA-4.0
subjects
Entertainment
Schools and Education
pageCount
1
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import
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analyze
observe-batch
Source extras
accession
FI0001263
contentWarning
This photograph is racially offensive by today’s standards and an example of a long legacy of cultural practices meant to ridicule, dehumanize and disempower African American people. These photos participate in the racism that was normalized and accepted by the dominant culture, but that has always been critiqued by Black Americans. We include this photo in the archive to ensure that past cultural practices are remembered, interpreted, and dismantled.
source_tags
blackface
minstrel
play
stereotype
stereotype of african american
width
3000
height
1977
contributorId
119
placeId
2325
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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7408afba485d5cbd
width
3000
height
1977
description
In 1954, a Minstrel Show was performed at the Orange Township elementary school in Black Hawk, United States, by the local Parent Teacher’s Association. The image depicts a group of children in costumes seated on stage, with two children performing in front of a backdrop featuring large clown faces.