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Bookmark or Share- Blackface Is Older Than You Might Think - Smithsonian MagazineWhat we call blackface minstrelsy is a specific performance genre that developed in early 19th-century America, with the earliest performance documented in 1830.
- Blackface: The Birth of An American StereotypePopular American actors, including Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney donned blackface, bridging the minstrel performance across generations, and making blackface (racial parody, and stereotypes) a family amusement.
- What is blackface? - BBC NewsroundIt commonly refers to when someone (typically with white skin) paints their face darker to resemble a black person. But it isn't just about painting skin a different colour. Blackface was a...
- Blackface - WikipediaBlackface is the practice of non-black performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. In the United States, the practice became a popular entertainment during the 19th century into the 20th.
- How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism | HISTORYThe widespread demeaning portrayals of African Americans paralleled a period when southern state legislatures were passing “ Black Codes ” to restrict the behavior of former slaves and other ...
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