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"Anything before the civil war. After the civil war there were a number of African A…" John Masciale replied Nov 1, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"They named their groups minstrels, but did not call their shows minstrel shows. The…" John Masciale replied Nov 1, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"Minstrel shows were always in blackface, even when parodying Irish, Germans, and oth…" John Masciale replied Oct 31, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"Tony, I have seen repeated references to Lane being the sole black performer with wh…" John Masciale replied Oct 31, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"We are way over simplifying a very complex subject. If you want to have an academic…" John Masciale replied Oct 30, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"Paul, play nice. Da'l repeatedly stated that African Americans invented the banjo. …" John Masciale replied Oct 30, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"There is a lot of research going on. You are right about definitions and semantics.…" John Masciale replied Oct 30, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"Any more uncivil rants will be deleted. Debate is fine, and disagreeing on key poin…" John Masciale replied Oct 29, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"Tony, I have read most of those authors. I have read virtually all of the books on…" John Masciale replied Oct 28, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers
"I have seen mention of black minstrel performers prior to the war in northern cities…" John Masciale replied Oct 28, 2013 to The hard truths about Picayune Butler	78	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Bob Sayers

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