The song "Alabama Joe" mocked which race of people?
Minstrel show 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.
American ancestry American ancestry refers to people who self-identify their ancestry as "American", rather than the more common officially recognized racial and ethnic groups that make up the bulk of the American people. The majority of these respondents are visibly White Americans, however no-longer self-identify with their ethnic ancestral origins or simply respond as a political statement. This response is attributed to a multitude and/or generational distance from ancestral lineage. Although U.S. Census data indicates "American ancestry" is commonly reported in the Deep South and Upland South, the vast majority of Americans and expatriates do not equate their nationality with ancestry, race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance.