minstrel
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Much of the picture is devoted to songs and dances, with the children trying to determine whether this ragtag minstrel is really endowed with supernatural abilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
His father, who died when Marshall was 10, occasionally sang in a minstrel act and Marshall’s sister, actor Joanne Dru, worked as a showgirl at the Copa Club.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
However, the banjo's creation eventually became a blending between West African and European traditions mostly due to minstrel shows in the 1800s.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024
But then when we start getting into the minstrel, it’s not about who you are, it’s about what has been put on to you.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022
It was John-go-in-the-Wynd, the minstrel, who had carried Robin’s letter to his father weeks ago.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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