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Old 10-17-2017, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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Last night on TCM I watched "Stormy Weather". A wonderful all-Black cast film from the 1940s. And the condition of the print was superb. Nice to see some entertainers shine that usually got short shrift.

But here's my question -- in several of the stage scenes, Black actors were donning black face.

I have to admit that I don't get that. What was the logic of that?
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Old 10-17-2017, 01:35 PM
 
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The answer is complex, and there are enough different "reasons" that to suggest only one would insure that an argument would erupt.

Blackface! - A History of Minstrel Shows
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Old 10-17-2017, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
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The answer is complex, and there are enough different "reasons" that to suggest only one would insure that an argument would erupt.

Blackface! - A History of Minstrel Shows
Interesting. Thanks for that.
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