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The song, so popular with white minstrel groups, was an example of the change in white minstrelsy that had been occurring at this time. en.wikipedia.org

For this paper, he interviewed many impersonators and draws parallels with minstrelsy. en.wikipedia.org

North also points out the historical background of the cakewalk, highlighting its minstrelsy origins; he writes the cakewalk is a clich of black life. en.wikipedia.org

According to his biographer he was gold- and silversmith and an armourer who turned to minstrelsy. en.wikipedia.org

The song was the first wench role in minstrelsy. en.wikipedia.org

However, unlike vehemently anti-black propaganda from the time, minstrelsy made this attitude palatable to a wide audience by couching it in the guise of well-intentioned paternalism. en.wikipedia.org

Mainstream minstrelsy continued to emphasize its propriety, but traditional troupes adopted some of these elements in the guise of the female impersonator. en.wikipedia.org

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