Early in the 20th century, blackface branched off from the minstrel show and became a form of entertainment in its own right, including Tom Shows, parodying abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. In the United States, blackface declined in popularity from the 1940s, with performances dotting the cultural landscape into the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.Clark, Alexis. "How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism". History. A&E Television Networks, LLC. 2019. It was generally considered highly offensive, disrespectful, and racist by the late 20th century, but the practice (or similar-looking ones) was exported to other countries.
early in the 20th century blackface branched off from the minstrel show and became a form of entertainment in its own right including tom shows parodying abolitionist harriet beecher stowe's 1852 novel uncle tom's cabin in the united states blackface declined in popularity from the 1940s with performances dotting the cultural landscape into the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960sclark alexis "how the history of blackface is rooted in racism" history a&e television networks llc 2019 it was generally considered highly offensive disrespectful and racist by the late 20th century but the practice (or similar-looking ones) was exported to other countries