Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

“It was from the outset a blackface minstrel tune, entertainment built on slavery and the trade in human beings.”

By Emily Bingham | May 16, 2022

Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Lyrical Black Face: The Truth About “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Racist History of a Beloved American Song

By Emily Bingham | May 9, 2022

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