Old Black Joe

May 22, 2009

Cindy loves the fact that I, as a first-grader in a private school, performed (in a choral performance with other students) in black face. I was quite blond as a small child and had to have hair-darkening as well. [Cooper Renner. 22 April 2007.]

posted by Sheila Ryan in music, nineteenth century (sorry cindy)™, race, society, theater | * | comment

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