The most prominent performer of the “Minstrel Show”was Thomas Dartmouth “Daddy” Rice (1808-60). In 1828, he developed a routine where he impersonated an old, crippled black slave named Jim Crow.
The most prominent performer of the “Minstrel Show”was Thomas Dartmouth “Daddy” Rice (1808-60). In 1828, he developed a routine where he impersonated an old, crippled black slave named Jim Crow.
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