Introduction
This is an overview of the book Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation. It asks, why were so many trademark characters in early American commercial animation blackface minstrels? It also asks how animation's blackface history relates to the recent proliferation of blackface in American popular culture.
For access to all of the cartoons, minstrel guides, and images in Birth of An Industry, please visit its companion. To keep exploring this overview and find out more about how it works, click here.
For access to all of the cartoons, minstrel guides, and images in Birth of An Industry, please visit its companion. To keep exploring this overview and find out more about how it works, click here.
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