Comments on: Appropriation, Not Appreciation: The History of Blackface https://www.broadwayblack.com/appropriation-not-appreciation-history-blackface/ When Theatre Goes Dark Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Shara https://www.broadwayblack.com/appropriation-not-appreciation-history-blackface/#comment-1962 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:52:00 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=9355#comment-1962 YOU IDIOTS Al Jolson performed with a black face as a protest to black people not being allowed to perform on stage. He was credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences. As early as 1911, he became known for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway.

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