David Harewood on Blackface
2023 · Movie · 48 min · ★ 1.0
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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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-07-27
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 48 min
- TMDB rating
- 1.0/10 (2 votes)
Themes
- racism
- british history
- minstrel
- minstrel show
- black face
- documentary
Cast & crew
David Harewood
as Himself
Adrian Lester
as Himself
David Olusoga
as Himself
Directed by Eric Haynes