Coon song
Genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people
Coon songs or blackface songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people. They were popular in the United States and Australia from around 1880 to 1920, though the earliest such songs date from American minstrel shows as far back as 1848, when they were not yet identified with the "coon" epithet.
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Coon song
Genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people
Coon songs or blackface songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people. They were popular in the United States and Australia from around 1880 to 1920, though the earliest such songs date from American minstrel shows as far back as 1848, when they were not yet identified with the "coon" epithet.
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Coon songs or blackface songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people. They were popular in the United States and Australia from around 1880 to 1920, though the earliest such songs date from American minstrel shows as far back as 1848, when they were not yet identified with the "coon" epithet. The genre became extremely popular, with white and black men giving performances in blackface and making recordings. Women known as coon shouters also gained popularity in the genre.
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