1. Who might have
been the most
photographed
American of the 19th
century (1800s)?
Events in this era: War of 1812, Civil War,
Abolition of Slavery, Industrial Revolution,
Invention of the Telegraph
28. Our mission was to create a
new culture. We felt
solidarity. There was a
great excitement then.
There was a belief that we
could change the world.
This is where culture plays
such a strong role. We
believed that we were
cultural workers.
From 1840 through 1880, however, minstrel shows were the most popular form of variety entertainment in the United States, with blackface minstrel shows being the national art of the time, translating such formality's as opera into more popular terms with the general audience.