Image:Virginia Minstrels, 1843.jpg

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Summary

Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, arranged by Th. Comer, Boston, 1843. Scanned from Dan Emmett and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy by Hans Nathan.

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• Minstrel show
• Virginia Minstrels
• Old Dan Tucker
• Origins of the blues
• Media portrayal of race and intelligence
• Hokum
• African-American stereotypes

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