HISTORICAL RESEARCH

Jun 25 2026ENTERTAINMENT

How Blackface Shaped American Culture More Than We Think

Blackface wasn’t just a weird old-timey thing—it was America’s favorite hobby for over a century. A historian dug deep for 20 years and found that millions of regular people, not just actors, spent their free time putting on racist performances. The government even helped spread it, handing out scri

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