A “Brownface” Incident Exposes Racism in Mexico
The portrayal of blackface — theatrical makeup used typically by white people to display insulting and degrading caricatures of African Americans — peaked in the years following the Civil War when racial hostility flared as recently emancipated people demanded greater civil rights. Today, the legacy of blackface endures, showing up during Halloween, or …
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