The Shame of Minstrel Shows
An Ode To Black History Month
A man performed a black face act that wasn’t very nice
A minstrel show performer by the name of Thomas Rice
He ridiculed the Negroes since he viewed them second rate
His minstrel shows were vehicles for demonstrated hate
A comedy performance made to mock the nation’s Blacks
His shows became more popular with all his future acts
In time, some U.S. States would proudly flaunt its racial flaws
For just about a century they pushed segregation laws
These laws went by a name the U.S. nation came to know
A black faced Thomas Rice performed the character, Jim Crow
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
Keep reading
More stories from Earl W. Pearl and writers in Poets and other communities.
Comments
There are no comments for this story
Be the first to respond and start the conversation.