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This is not another it is colour adjustment message.......
But I thought I would let you know about an English programme which explored the
use of blackface.
The programme was in the "South Bank show" series a weekly arts review produced
by Central Television, Produced and edited by Melvin Bragg.
I donUt know if you would be able to get hold of it
It featured an English black comedian called Lenny Henry and an American
comedian whose name I cannot recall, who were in blackface discussing what it
meant to them, the show was filmed in the states (New York I think) and
featured
performers who had performed with Josephine Baker discussing blackface and
performing for a white audience.
Lenny Henry gave an English perspective on what, we considered was essentially
an American stage performance Even though English television right to the mid
70'shad a vaudeville musical show called the Rgood old daysS which featured
white performers in blackface, he felt it was more about being TAmericanU than
being black.....
Hope you find this useful, and not just frustrating bacause you want to find out
more about the programme and canUt
I think that some of my "s and 's have gone astray hope that you can still read
this.
Chris Golya
School of Art Design and Media
University of Portsmouth
England
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