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In the 1970s, The Black and White Minstrel Show was still on TV. I don’t think this one clip proves anything. I think it is true that there used to be more of
by dan-robertson 4y ago
In the 1970s, The Black and White Minstrel Show was still on TV. I don’t think this one clip proves anything.
I think it is true that there used to be more of an attitude to broadcasting ‘things the public ought to see’ more than the things they actually wanted which meant more things like classical music, history, dance, etc. Although I’m not sure if this clip was due to that attitude. If you look at TV today, things like nature documentaries can still be very popular and high quality.
Some of the ‘high-brow’ content was relegated to special channels and so just seen less. Nowadays, it seems like Netflix, YouTube, etc is actually a good place for more niche things to be able to reach a wider audience.