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AP U.S. History 2.3 Period 5: 1848-1877. Which of the following trends most severely undermines the intentions of the Thirteenth Amendment?
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AP U.S. History 2.3 Period 5: 1848-1877. Which of the following trends most severely undermines the intentions of the Thirteenth Amendment?
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See the stereotypes there? Hmm?
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Okay, well, in general, racial stereotyping,
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like the minstrel show advertised above,
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affected the national debate about
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race by doing what?
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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[ mumbling continues ]
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Okay, well minstrel shows, which sometimes incorporated
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blackface, were unfortunately all the rage in the early 19th century.
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The show's simple language and crass humor
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may have appealed to a wide swath of American society,
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but they had a largely negative impact on
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the national race conversation.
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Let's see which answer best describes what happened.
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Did racial stereotyping and minstrel shows
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affect the national race debate
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by A - portraying the atrocities of slavery
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for New England audiences?
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Hmm. Well, actually, minstrel songs and shows
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ignored the realities of slavery,
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favoring slapstick comedy and punchlines over anything
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approaching realism.
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Did minstrel shows impact the race conversation by
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B - demonstrating how Whites and Blacks could coexist
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peacefully?
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Well, it was the opposite, in fact.
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These shows made a point of demeaning black culture,
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which reinforced the racial hierarchy and cemented the social status quo.
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So that eliminates B and C.
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Which means that these minstrel shows
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affected the national race debate by
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D - legitimizing racism by casting Blacks
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as cheerful and lazy.
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While minstrel shows claimed to show
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authentic Black culture,
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they actually relied on racist and pejorative stereotypes
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that portrayed Blacks as, well,
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cheerful, lazy slaves.
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So the correct answer is D,
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as in "damaging to everyone involved."
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[ applause ]
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