The Color of Shakespeare
It wasn't long ago that minstrel shows featuring white actors in blackface were all the rage in America. These shows were offensive, hokey and slapdash -- but some of them were based on the greatest plays in the English language. Richard Paul examines the troubled relationship between African-American actors and William Shakespeare.
- Visit Richard Paul's website
- Visit the Folger Library's website
- Buy White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour: William Brown's African and American Theater by Marvin McAllister
