'Black Memorabilia'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 13, 2019

Continuing our conversation on the history of blackface in the US, documentary filmmaker Chico Colvard joins us to discuss his film, "Black Memorabilia," which looks at why racist depictions of black men and women in the form of household objects have remained popular collector's items today. 

You can stream the documentary now from PBS.

 

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