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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?

Documentary · 2023 · 48 min

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David Harewood on Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy

Documentary

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
Classification
TV-MA
Région d’origine
United Kingdom
© 2023Uplands Television Limited

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Audio original
English (United Kingdom)
Audio et sous-titres
English (United Kingdom) (AAC, Sous-titres codés)

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