Who was the founder and conductor of the 'Black and White Minstrels?
The Black and White Minstrel Show eventual cancellation from television in 1978, although a stage version ran for ten years after the show's cancellation at Victoria Palace Theatre, London. This was followed by tours of Australia and New Zealand. "The Black and White Minstrel Show" was created by BBC producer George Inns working with George Mitchell. It began as a one-off special in 1957 called "The 1957 Television Minstrels" featuring the male Mitchell Minstrels (Mitchell was the musical director) and the female Television Toppers dancers. The show was first broadcast on the BBC on 14 June 1958. It was popular and soon developed into a regular
The Black and White Minstrel Show to the Ku Klux Klan"), parodying the "Black and White Minstrels" supposed trivialising of southern U.S. racism. A petition against the show was received by the BBC from the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination in 1967. In 1969, due to continuing accusations of racism, "Music Music Music," a spin-off series in which the minstrels appeared without their blackface make-up, replaced "The Black and White Minstrel Show". It did well, with viewing figures to match the Minstrels, but the BBC were not happy and "The Black and White Minstrel Show" returned to win back viewers. Since its cancellation in 1978, "The Black