American Popular Music from Minstrelsy to Mp3 5Th Edition by Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman
American popular music is rooted in the minstrelsy of the early 19th century. Minstrelsy was a form of entertainment that featured white performers in blackface makeup singing and dancing to songs that mocked African Americans. The first minstrel show was held in New York City in 1843, and it quickly became a popular form of…