Grant Gulovsen on Nostr: Today I learned that the first uniquely American form of theater was the minstrel ...
Today I learned that the first uniquely American form of theater was the minstrel show, which, albeit incredibly racist, was based on African-American characters (and sometimes performed by African-Americans) and that the first truly American form of music was ragtime, which originated within African-American communities in the late 19th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_showhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RagtimePublished at
2024-02-07 07:00:00Event JSON
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