Rotary Minstrels in Blackface at Whitby Dunlops Victory Parade, 1957
Description
- Creator
- Harry Town, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative showing members of the Rotary Minstrels in blackface on the Whitby Rotary Club float. The float was part of the parade to celebrate the victories of the Whitby Dunlops hockey team.
- Notes
- Content Note:Minstrel shows were a form a popular entertainment in North America in the 19th and 20th centuries. A key goal of minstrel music was the creation and reinforcement of stereotypes about Black people with the goal of legitimizing white dominance, particularly following the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Minstrel performers, who were white, often darkened their skin artifically in an attemp to offensively impersonate Black people, a practice known as blackface.
Minstrel troupes travelled throughout Canada and blackface was a favourte form of entertainment for local amateurs at fundraisers for schools, police forces, community groups, churches, and charitable organizations.
The Whitby Rotary Club held its first minstrel show for fundraising purposes in its inaugural year in 1933. This show continuted until 1964. - Date of Original
- 8 May 1957
- Dimensions
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Width: 5 in
Height: 4 in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 21-007-233
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8777500226182 Longitude: -78.9413672381592
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Dunlops Victory Parade, 1957, Harry Town, Whitby Archives, 21-007-233.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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