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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Jim Crow was a minstrel character from the 19th century, when stereotypes of enslaved Black people fueled a booming entertainment industry for White audiences.
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Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Worse yet is the portrayal of the Africans, which multiple critics compared to minstrel shows.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Though his English now follows textbook grammar, Snowball’s minstrel qualities remain.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The success of Boucher’s banjo business coincided with the rise of minstrel shows where white performers in blackface makeup played banjos before the instrument was associated with white bluegrass and folk players in the 20th century.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
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Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Worse yet is the portrayal of the Africans, which multiple critics compared to minstrel shows.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
Though his English now follows textbook grammar, Snowball’s minstrel qualities remain.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
The success of Boucher’s banjo business coincided with the rise of minstrel shows where white performers in blackface makeup played banjos before the instrument was associated with white bluegrass and folk players in the 20th century.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Minstrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minstrel. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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