The Black & White Minstrel Show (16/08/77)

[@Aeonterbor]

This content is hosted here as close to it's original form as possible to act as educational research content so the program can be judged in full with it's content in context. If you would like to learn more about the racial stereotypes this show was based on consider visiting the web page for "The Jim Crow Museum"' for a in depth exploration of the culture of the time and how it affected people's lives. jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/index.htm

[@nickeden4418]

You know what these shows do? Entertain from start to finish. We seem to have forgotten how to do that now. From a short Busby Berkeley sequence via The Wizard of Oz to There's No Business Like Show Business. Fantastic.

[@vivienneandersson6019]

Lovely!

[@stephensmith9957]

Elizabeth Lax or Liz Lax was one of the Television Toppers. She was also an actress and appeared in a few episodes of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads as Bob's secretary and also in an episode of Z Cars.

[@rogerfMarsden]

looks fantastic. Cant wait

[@MegaAshWilliams]

This came out the same year as Star Wars. Let that sink in.

[@Aeonterbor]

@@MegaAshWilliams Yup, Also one of the Star Wars actors appeared in the show as a performer.

[@nickeden4418]

Looks good. Can't wait.

[@annoldham3018]

I remember being creeped out by the guy dressed as a fairy. He really scared me. None of the other minstrels did except him😂.

[@alexcampbell3032]

Were any of the male Minstrels actually Black?

[@Aeonterbor]

@@alexcampbell3032 A small number were though whether they were part of the TV or the Stage Troupes I'm not sure, in the Timeshift documentary it also shows news footage of black women auditioning to join the Toppers, though none passed the trial.

[@alexcampbell3032]

@Aeonterbor Aye, because they'd have to 'White Up' for that!