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Blackface used music and comedy as a delivery system for racist tropes and became the most popular form of entertainment in the Victorian era. Actor David Harewood explores the origins of Blackface minstrelsy, where white performers grotesquely darkened their skin, in early 19th-century America. How did it shape ideas of blackness in popular culture and why did it endure for so long?

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David Harewood on Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy

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Blackface used music and comedy as a delivery system for racist tropes and became the most popular form of entertainment in the Victorian era. Actor David Harewood explores the origins of Blackface minstrelsy, where white performers grotesquely darkened their skin, in early 19th-century America. How did it shape ideas of blackness in popular culture and why did it endure for so long?

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Studio
Uplands Television Limited
Sortie
2023
Classé
18+
Région d’origine
Royaume-Uni
© 2023Uplands Television Limited

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Audio original
Anglais (Royaume-Uni)
Audio et sous-titres
Anglais (Royaume-Uni) (AAC, Sous-titrage codé)

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Les sous-titres codés sont les sous-titres correspondant à la langue disponible, avec l’ajout de renseignements pertinents ne constituant pas du dialogue.