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Bookmark or Share- Blackface: The Birth of An American StereotypeThese performances characterized blacks as lazy, ignorant, superstitious, hypersexual, and prone to thievery and cowardice. Thomas Dartmouth Rice, known as the “Father of Minstrelsy,” developed the first popularly known blackface character, “Jim Crow” in 1830.
- Blackface Is Older Than You Might Think | SmithsonianUnderstanding the often-forgotten medieval roots of blackface might help us to end old performance traditions and to create new ones. A book that explains what blackface is, why it occurred,...
- How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in RacismThe portrayal of blackface–when people darken their skin with shoe polish, greasepaint or burnt cork and paint on enlarged lips and other exaggerated features—is steeped in centuries of racism.
- Blackface - WikipediaBlackface is the practice of performers using burned cork, shoe polish, or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment.
- Why blackface is offensive: History and origins - CNNBlackface isn’t just about painting one’s skin darker or putting on a costume. It invokes a racist and painful history. The origins of blackface date back to the minstrel shows of mid-19th ...
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