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BLOB_CASTLE · 4325 days ago · link · · parent · post: Your Daily Jazz History Lesson: Day 5 - Minstrel Shows
That explanation does sound credible. I suppose in the context of the time it was acceptable. I just can't imagine anything like that going on today. I can't seem to find anything to contradict it. It does seem that Jolson was in face anti-racist. It's very interesting how different something can be perceived simply by changing the time it is perceived in.