Blackface has a long, painful and racist history in the U.S. It became popular in mid-1800's minstrel shows when white performers darkened their faces to depict African-Americans in prejudicial and offensive ways. Dr. Dwandalyn Reece, Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, joined CBS This Morning to discuss its painful history in the U.S. #APeoplesJourney | Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Cult
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Minstrelsy was a 19th-century American entertainment form where mostly white performers wore blackface and exaggerated stereotypical traits of Black people — portraying them as lazy, buffoonish, hypersexual, musical, or violent. It was dehumanizing, reducing Black identity to a set of caricatures for white consumption. #nissan #altima #history | Deffnotant
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Minstrelsy, or comedic performances of “Blackness” by whites in exaggerated costumes and make-up, cannot be separated from the racial derision and stereotyping at its core. The first minstrel shows were performed in the 1830s by white performers with Blackened faces (most used burnt cork or shoe polish). These performers wore tattered clothing and imitated and mocked enslaved African Americans on Southern plantations. Blackface became particularly popular between the end of the Civil War and the
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