Friday 2 September 2016

Not entertaining, just racist

Negro Street Dancers (1896)

Directed by Charles Moisson this is a short film featuring five black and white minstrels. Playing instruments and dancing on a London street five black and white minstrels entertain a crowd.

Black face is not big, funny or clever so it's hard to find much worth praising here. Even the performance it self is not that impressive. Running at less than a minute long this is barely a snap shot of a racist tradition.


1/5

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