Assertion: minstrel show | /r/HasProperty | an entertainment form
Facets:
value: in american history
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Minstrel shows were an entertainment form where white male performers used burnt cork to blacken their faces and give their impression of being African American.
text: In American history, minstrel shows were a form of entertainment that featured white performers in blackface .
text: Minstrel shows were a type of entertainment that originated before the American Civil War and continued to be popular throughout the 19th century and into the 20th.