Blackface

This week's open thread will focus on performers who made their living acting out African-American stereotypes and/or blackface.    Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry (May 30, 1902 – November 19, 1985), better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American comedian and film actor.Perry parlayed the Fetchit persona into a successful film career, eventually … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Famous Depictions of African-American Stereotypes and Blackface