Winner of the William M. Jones Best Graduate Student Paper Award at the 2018 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference: The “Amusement Economist:” J.H. Haverly and the Modernization of the American Minstrel Show.

The article discusses the role that the American business owner J.H. “Jack” Haverly played in managing and developing blackface minstrel shows in the U.S. during the late 19th century and early 20th century. An overview of Haverly's advertisements and marketing efforts for the minstrel shows is provided.