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Matt Maes' tendency toward "hyper-focus" led him to a career as an artist and a cozy life as a family man.
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Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
Season 1 Episode 30 | 13m 4s | CC
We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture, which helped create and spread racist stereotypes that are still with us today.