Blackface and Hollywood
|Blackface and Hollywood
Status: Released
Runtime: 13
Release Date: 31/12/2019
Origin Language: en
Origin Country: US
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Production: Turner Classic Movies
Countries: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0 (0)
Documentary
Since the dawn of cinema and until the mid-20th century, the minstrel show-based practice of donning blackface to portray characters of African descent has been a staple in Hollywood. Our colleagues explain blackface’s harmful history and how its usage has been damaging for Black representation.
