Du Bois and the Minstrels

Herring uses W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folks" to examine Du Bois's attitude toward minstrelsy. Herring focuses on minstrelsy as an appropriation of black culture and how it deformed what it appropriated.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Melus 1997-06, Vol.22 (2), p.3-17
1. Verfasser:	Herring, Scott
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American culture African Americans American literature Attitudes Black culture Du Bois, W E B (1868-1963) Du Bois, W. E. B Folksongs Literary criticism Minstrel show music Minstrel shows Minstrels Political aspects Sadness Slaves Soul Soul music Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) Theater Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Herring uses W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folks" to examine Du Bois's attitude toward minstrelsy. Herring focuses on minstrelsy as an appropriation of black culture and how it deformed what it appropriated.
ISSN:	0163-755X 1946-3170
DOI:	10.2307/468131