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• Minstrel show — For the album by Little Brother, see The Minstrel Show. Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, 1843 The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety …   Wikipedia

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• minstrel — noun a) A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment. b) One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup ( …   Wiktionary

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