as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
the traditional forms of German minstrelsy
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Advertisement Blackface minstrelsy took hold in New York City in the 1830s and became popular among post-Civil War whites, though it was regarded as offensive to Black people from the beginning of its use.
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Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
How does the satirist work around the imposition, constructing her nasty, sarcastic world of minstrelsy and sharp tongues?
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2024
The excessive attention paid to Gunn’s poor performance is tinged with anti-Blackness—the systematic disdain for Black people and cultural forms—that has been likened to minstrelsy.
—A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
During the 19th century, the banjo became popularized in American culture through minstrelsy — a performance practice in which White musicians donned blackface makeup and mocked African American musical traditions for a White audience.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
How does the satirist work around the imposition, constructing her nasty, sarcastic world of minstrelsy and sharp tongues?
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2024
The excessive attention paid to Gunn’s poor performance is tinged with anti-Blackness—the systematic disdain for Black people and cultural forms—that has been likened to minstrelsy.
—A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
During the 19th century, the banjo became popularized in American culture through minstrelsy — a performance practice in which White musicians donned blackface makeup and mocked African American musical traditions for a White audience.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for minstrelsy
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