Blackface: a brief history

<p>Ayanna Thompson discusses the history of blackface – a story spanning William Shakespeare, US race relations and Dartmoor Prison</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Professor Ayanna Thompson, author of <em>Blackface</em>, discusses the long history of blackface performances and minstrelsy – a story that spans William Shakespeare, US race relations and Dartmoor Prison.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>+++AFFILIATE TEXT +++</p><p>(Ad) Ayanna Thompson is the author of <em>Blackface</em> (Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackface-Object-Lessons-Professor-Thompson/dp/150137401X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackface-Object-Lessons-Professor-Thompson/dp/150137401X/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod</a>&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>