“Black Pete Was Influenced by the Blackface Tradition of the 19th Century”

“Black Pete Was Influenced by the Blackface Tradition of the 19th Century”

by | Dec 5, 2018 | , , , , , , | Anthropology, Cultural History, Dutch Studies/Netherlandic Studies, History, Social History, Sociology |

Interview According to historian Elisabeth Koning, Dutch minstrel shows, in which white artists played black buffoons, served as a source of inspiration for Black Pete. Black Pete was influenced by the international blackface tradition. The “minstrel show” was a...