1. Ballads developed from 14th and 15th-century minstrelsy

2. Blackface minstrelsy, indigenous American theatrical form that constituted a subgenre of the minstrel show

3. Synonyms for Balladry include verse, poetry, poems, poesy, lyrics, rhyme, versification, doggerel, minstrelsy and rhyming

4. History of Blackface The stock characters of Blackface minstrelsy have played a significant role in disseminating racist images, attitudes and perceptions worldwide

5. Intended as comic entertainment, Blackface minstrelsy was performed by a group of white minstrels (traveling musicians) with black-painted faces, whose material caricatured the singing and dancing of slaves.