10-30-2022, 10:23 AM
Growing up Al Jolson was one of my dad's favourites.
He's still one of mine.
No apologies for that.
I have half a dozen Jolson 78s and a couple of LP's
I remember watching and enjoying the 'Black and White minstrel show".
It was a different time.
It's a complex situation and not all African American folks at the time felt the same level of discomfort and offence as most do today.
https://jolson.org/man/racism/blackface.html
We've moved on to a point where it is unacceptable.
But we lose a bit in the process if we condemn the talent of the past.
He's still one of mine.
No apologies for that.
I have half a dozen Jolson 78s and a couple of LP's
I remember watching and enjoying the 'Black and White minstrel show".
It was a different time.
It's a complex situation and not all African American folks at the time felt the same level of discomfort and offence as most do today.
https://jolson.org/man/racism/blackface.html
We've moved on to a point where it is unacceptable.
But we lose a bit in the process if we condemn the talent of the past.