Minstrel Man (1977)
• March 2nd, 1977 • 1h 40min
Drama, TV Movie
Overview
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
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