:Again you are putting words in my mouth. No-one is making the straw-man claims you hyperbolically state, re the origin of the banjo, cakewalking, buckdancing, fiddle music or dialect, and it is silly of you to demand that I provide sources to refute these things when I basically agree with them. The point is, blackface shows around the world, including American minstrel shows, were overwhelmingly produced and written by whites for a white audience. That a small number of blacks were also involved doesn't change it. This is what I mean by they have nothing to do with African American culture. And whatever you may think of the phrasing of my edit note, the topic for discussion is whether or not blackface should be categorized as African American culture, a point you seem reluctant to address.. I hope that, before you summarily and unjustifiably revert, you will condescend to actually consider the question you are reverting. African American culture means what African Americans did and passed on to their kids, not what whites did to portray them. It does not include blackface by the furthest stretch of the imagination.