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David Harewood on Blackface: The Hidden History of Minstrelsy
Documentary 2023
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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
TV-MA

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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
Released
2023
Rated
TV-MA
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

© 2023Uplands Television Limited

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English (United Kingdom)
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English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

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