minstrelsy
noun
min·strel·sy
ˈmin(t)-strəl-sē 
Examples of minstrelsy in a Sentence
the traditional forms of German minstrelsy
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Henry counted among her influences American minstrelsy, European clowning traditions, and her own collection of African masks.
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News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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minstrelsy
noun
min·strel·sy
ˈmin(t)-strəl-sē
plural minstrelsies
1
: the singing and playing of a minstrel
2
: a body of minstrels
3
: a collection of songs or verse
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