Since white minstrel shows were created for the comedic relief of white people, they restricted blacks from performing in them. This sparked the formation of black minstrel troupes as a response to the rejection. Such groups began appearing in the 1850’s but became widely popular in the 1870’s after Reconstruction and the debut of Fisk Jubilee Singers. While existing during the reign of offensive white minstrelsy, the black minstrel groups wanted to commence a competition to see who would create the best representation of slave life. This led to black minstrel groups beginning to incorporate religious practice. The public sparked interests in the black minstrel shows, so in order to keep their attentiveness on track, they added spiritual repertoire to their shows. The black minstrel group that had the first major impact in 1875 due to their inclusion of spirituals were the Callender’s Georgia Minstrels. This was a group with an all black cast but it was managed by whites, and featured an ensemble performing jubilee songs. The spark of popularity of black minstrel shows influenced minstrel shows (and other black ones) to include a religious singing group. These groups then added jubilee to their titles, initially creating Minstrel Jubilee Quartets.