What are some of the stereotypes originating from the minstrel show? Select and describe two of the stereotypes found in the minstrel show. (Be careful you are referring to the minstrel show and not something that came later.)
Background & Reading The blackface minstrel show is one of the most controversial types of early American music. Regardless, it has had a tremendous impact on American society (both good and bad). This was America’s first musical form that was part of a “mass” culture (as opposed to folk or high culture). Due to the […]