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Originally Posted by silasgreenback
In "The Mikado", in the song "As Someday it May Happen" the term "banjo serenader" replaced the more offensive term that was used for minstrels. What's surprising is that the switch happened in the 1940s.
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In case it's not clear, "blackface minstrels" were
white performers who put blacking on their faces and performed their interpretation of "negro music". Eg, this is a picture of a performer from the "Black and White Minstrel Show":
