Minstrel sheet music, 1829-37 Minstrel sheet music, 1829-37
  Nineteenth century minstrel shows were a form of popular entertainment in which white performers impersonated African Americans for white audiences. One of the most popular minstrel characters was "Jim Crow," created by Thomas D. Rice (after the Civil War, the term "Jim Crow" came to mean the laws and customs of segregation). Minstrel shows remained popular in America until the early twentieth century.
Minstrel sheet music, 1829-37

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