19th-century American minstrel song

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A 19th-century American minstrel song is a musical piece created for blackface minstrel shows, typically featuring simple melodies, banjo or fiddle accompaniment, and lyrics that caricatured African Americans and reinforced racist stereotypes for white audiences.

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19th-century American minstrel song canonical 1

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Old Dan Tucker’s Come to Town