During the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, minstrel shows were a prevalent type of excitement. In a minstrel show, white entertainers were putting dark cosmetics on their faces to emulate African Americans through generalizations and exaggerations. Many minstrel shows included jokes, anthems, comedic melodies, pointed-toe shoes, and instruments like the banjo and the violin. Minstrel shows began in the 1830s and ended up popular in the U.S. from 1840-1880. There was a wide range of minstrel troupes that performed around the nation. Prior to the Civil War, Black Americans were prohibited from performing in minstrel shows. When it finished, African Americans shaped their own minstrel troupes. Many minstrel shows included three main characters: 'Jim Crow' was the cliché cheerful slave, 'Mr. Tambo' was a happy performer, and 'Zip Coon' was a free dark man attempting to 'put on an act to transcend his position. There were so many stereotypes. The common feature of all characters is the expression of the blacks. Today, we perceive that these shows were unmistakably bigot, yet lamentably, at the time, they were not frequently seen in that light. Minstrel shows lost their brightness in the mid-twentieth century. This paper aims to examine the characters created by whites in the minstrels and to recognize the lifestyle of black people. This will also shed light on the theatre and oral literature of Black Americans.