Date Original
1862 January 23
Description
This collection contains one broadside, an announcement of a concert to be given by the Pine Bluff Amateur Band of Minstrels at the Court House, for the benefit of a company in C.S.A. under General Jeff Thompson's command during the U.S. Civil War, dated January 23, 1862.
Biographical/Historical Note
Minstrel shows were an American theatrical form, popular from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century, that was founded on the comic enactment of racial stereotypes. Shows consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that depicted people specifically of African descent. The shows were performed by mostly white people in make-up or blackface for the purpose of playing the role of Black people. Meriwether Jefferson “Jeff” Thompson (1826 –1876) was a brigadier general in the Missouri State Guard and led Confederate troops in Arkansas and other states during the U.S. Civil War.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.003
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Pine Bluff Amateur Band of Minstrels concert announcement, SMC.BS.003
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Pine Bluff Amateur Band of Minstrels concert announcement, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
