Furthermore, Faigin maintains that minstrel shows were used for political causes. Some used them to spread abolition and women's rights messages. Others used them to promote the opposite side. In fact, the band that composed Dixie was banned from performing in the North once the song became the Confederate anthem. Because of their racial subject matter and parodied depiction of African-Americans, the minstrel show can be seen as emphasizing the truly warped views of many Americans during the Civil War through Civil Rights era. However, some suggest "shows"...

For some, however, these imitation attempts suggest only a unification of cultures and progression into a new era.
Works Cited

Faigin, Tom. "The Minstrel Shows' Contribution to Folk Music." JFS Computer and Sound. n.d. 28 July 2009.

"The Minstrel Show." The Center for History and New Media. n.d. 28 July 2009.