Question.5195 - Discussion #5: In what ways is Minstrelsy alive and well in our current times?Discussion Assignment: Module 6Assignment ObjectivesView documentary footage and read content page outlines on Minstrelsy.Explain the historical context From which Minstrelsy comes.Describe Blackface Entertainment.Consider Blackface entertainment in our current American culture. Connection to Module ObjectivesConsider the cultural implications of Minstrelsy.Listen to early American Popular song.Examine music in the United States during the Romantic Period. StepsStudy Content page outline/information about Minstrelsy.View carefully, two brief documentary excerpts on Minstrelsy.Prepare and submit your main posting and response to at least one classmate’s posting no later than May 12, 11:59pm. Main PostingIn what ways is the Minstrel Show and Blackface entertainment alive and well in our current culture?
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