Black Face Exposed

Exhibit curator Duane Lucia and co-curator Kevin Porter share video clips from the Jim Crow Museum and the Library of Congress as they draw reference to corresponding aspects of “The Old Howard Theatre” show. Those include The Howard’s segregation policies through more than 100 years, including the “colored gallery” over which abolitionist and suffragist Sarah Parker Remond sued the Howard and won civil damages. The format of minstrel shows, the Jim Crow character and subsequent Jim Crow laws, and the use of black face in vaudeville will also be covered.