Sambo The Rise and Demise of an American Jester

Name: Sambo The Rise and Demise of an American Jester
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ISBN: 9780195056587

ISBN-10: 0195056582

ISBN-13: 9780195056587

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph Boskin

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Before the tumultuous events of the 1960's ended his long life, "Sambo" prevailed in American culture as the cheerful and comical entertainer. This stereotypical image of the black male, which developed during the Colonial period, extended into all regions and classes, pervading all levels of popular culture for over two centuries. It stands as an outstanding example of how American society has used humor oppressively.Joseph Boskin's Sambo provides a comprehensive history of this American icon's rise and decline, tracing the image of "Sambo" in circuses and minstrel shows, in comic strips and novels, in children's stories, in advertisements and illustrations, in films and slides, in…

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List price: $37.99
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/8/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English




An Epitaph Read Backward in Time



As His Name Is, So Is He



Ladies and Gentlemen: Your Attention, Please! Would You Welcome The First American Entertainer Sambo!!



And Performing Today at Balls, Circuses, Theatres Picnics, Churches, Schools, and Prisons--The Indomitable, Spirited, Laughing... Jim Crow, Esquire!!



Impressions in Boldface



Prismatic Projections



The Camera Eye



The Radio Ear: The Odd-Couples Connection



The Fool as an Emancipator


Notes


Index