Question: The song "Alabama Joe" mocked which race of people?

The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American form of racially charged entertainment developed in the early 19th century.  Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that mocked people specifically of African American descent.  The shows were performed by white people in make-up or blackface for the purpose of playing the role of black people.  There were also some African-American performers and all-black minstrel groups that formed and toured under the direction of white people. <SEP> Alabama Joe was a popular minstrel song of the 19th century (US). <SEP> Multiple Jeopardy a term used by scholars such as Deborah K. King and Patricia Hill Collins describes the way in which oppressive barriers that individuals face contribute to the level of oppression faced due to these factors culminating together to cause further and greater oppression. “The modifier ‘multiple’ refers not only to several, simultaneous oppressions but to the multiplicative relationships among them as well.  In other words, the equivalent formulation is racism multiplied by sexism multiplied by classism."  - Deborah K. King Multiple Jeopardy stems off the term double jeopardy, which when used from a sociological perspective, refers to the additional obstacles individuals face when exposed to multiple disadvantages due to their unique being.  When considering double jeopardy, often times there is an emphasis on just two aspects such as race and gender.  An example of this would be the rights observed by black women.  Not only are these individuals oppressed because they are female, but also because they are black.  These women are a part of a dual oppressive system and are not only hindered by one trait, but by two.  “Not only are colored women . . . handicapped on account of their sex, but they are almost everywhere baffled and mocked because of their race.  Not only because they are women, but because they are colored women."  – Mary Church Terrell“As blacks they suffer all the burdens of prejudice and mistreatment that fall on anyone with dark skin.  As women they bear the additional burden of having to cope with white and black men."  -Frances M. BealMultiple jeopardy differs from double jeopardy, by the fact that instead of just two factors playing into the disadvantages of individuals, there are multiple.  Three common factors that are often observed are the factors of race, class, and gender.  In Deborah King’s article, "Multiple Jeopardy, Multiple Consciousness: The Context of a Black Feminist Ideology", she recounts the ill treatment of black women during the slavery era.  During the slavery time period in America, all black people were subjected to demanding physical labor and harsh brutal punishments; this was due to their race and their class, or their position in society.  However, what sets black women slaves apart is the fact that they often endured struggles that were only subjected to women, namely rape (King).  As Angela Davis put it in her book "Women, Race, and Class", “If the most violent punishments of men consisted in floggings and mutilations, women were flogged and mutilated, as well as raped."  In this scenario, black women could not identify with black males due to their gender and sexuality, nor could they identify with the sexual oppression of white women due to their race and class. <SEP> The Alpirod is a defunct 1000 km sled dog stage race in Southern Europe.  Its name comes from a combination of the Alps, where the race took place, and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, upon which the race was based.  The competition consisted of a 14-day stage race in 11 cities in four countries: Italy, Germany, Austria and France.  The competition consisted of multiple short races separated by evening breaks, similar to cycling's Tour de France.  At the time, it was the largest sled dog race outside North America.  The race was organized by Armen Khatchikian, an Italian Iditarod competitor who hoped to bring a form of that race to Europe.  It first took place in 1988, and the inaugural race was won by Alaska racer Joe Runyan.  In 1989, the race was won by Kathy Swenson.  She was the first woman to win the race.  In 1990, Alaskan Roxy Wright Champaine won the race, becoming the third American winner.  In 1992, the race was won by Nenana, Alaska musher Jacques Philip, who went on to win the race three times.