as in poet
a person who writes poetry
Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside
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In 2021 Hartzell hired an outside firm to help the university with its reputation over a racial controversy with the school song's association with old campus minstrel shows.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
One in which a racially stereotypical minstrel image seemed to be depicted in their latest U.S. campaign.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
His father, who died when Marshall was 10, occasionally sang in a minstrel act and Marshall’s sister, actor Joanne Dru, worked as a showgirl at the Copa Club.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
During the silent era and into the talkies, Blackness was showcased in minstrel acts, in blackface or under confining stereotypical depictions that were presented by actors like Bert Williams, Stepin Fetchit and Hattie McDaniel.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
One in which a racially stereotypical minstrel image seemed to be depicted in their latest U.S. campaign.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
His father, who died when Marshall was 10, occasionally sang in a minstrel act and Marshall’s sister, actor Joanne Dru, worked as a showgirl at the Copa Club.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
During the silent era and into the talkies, Blackness was showcased in minstrel acts, in blackface or under confining stereotypical depictions that were presented by actors like Bert Williams, Stepin Fetchit and Hattie McDaniel.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Minstrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minstrel. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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