Amit Assis

Amit Assis

Dr. Amit Assis, Scholar of Hebrew literature and Zionist culture. Edits Segula’s Hebrew edition. Author of Facing a Silent Autumn Eve: S. Yizhar and the Birth of the Sabra from the Spirit of Literature (2017 [Hebrew])

Were the white artists who aped black music or appearances enamored with an exotic multiculturalism or ruthlessly exploiting another race? Before-and-after “blackface” poster advertising a minstrel show|

Blackface Minstrel Shows

Amit Assis

Jim Crow Before the advent of mass media, when movies and television were still unimaginable, vaudeville was the most widespread public entertainment, especially for middle- and working-class whites in the U.S. Traveling shows featured dance...
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