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blackface

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black·face  (blkfs)
n.
1. Makeup for a conventionalized comic travesty of Black people, especially in a minstrel show.
2. An actor wearing such makeup in a minstrel show.
blackface [ˈblækˌfeɪs]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a.  a performer made up to imitate a Black person
b.  the make-up used by such a performer, usually consisting of burnt cork
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a breed of sheep having a dark face
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Noun1.blackfaceblackface - the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
makeup, war paint, make-up - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance


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It is Williams's decision to don blackface and perfect the stage role of the shuffling, befuddled Negro, which earns him his singular recognition, while alienating him from colleagues, friends, family and even himself.
Dancing in the Dark by Carroll, Denolyn / Black Issues Book Review
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