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Article "College Minstrel Draws Big Crowds: Charcoaled Funmakers Bring Down House in Uproarous, Sidesplitting Performance"
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Title
Article "College Minstrel Draws Big Crowds: Charcoaled Funmakers Bring Down House in Uproarous, Sidesplitting Performance"
Subject
Description
An article detailing a minstrel show put on by the Richmond College Glee Club in which the white actors wore blackface. The subtitle refers to the actors as "charcoaled funmakers." The article calls the actors a "motley crew of darkies," relying on racist language and stereotypes to entertain the white audience of students. A quartet played songs including one called "Nigger Heaven."
Source
"College Minstrel Draws Big Crowd: Charcoaled Funmakers Bring Down House in Uproarous, Sidesplitting Performance." The Richmond Collegian VII, no. 14 (January 21, 1921): 1, 5. https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19210121.2.10&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
Publisher
The Collegian, University of Richmond
Date
1921-01-21
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Type
Identifier
RichmondCollegianVII.14.1-19210121.JPG
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
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Citation
“Article "College Minstrel Draws Big Crowds: Charcoaled Funmakers Bring Down House in Uproarous, Sidesplitting Performance",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed April 23, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/62.