Homeland alum David Harewood to host a BBC documentary on the history of blackface

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In Blackface with David Harewood, the British actor will explore the origins of blackface in early 19th-century America and how the form of entertainment, which acted as a delivery system for racist tropes, made its way to Britain. He will also seek to understand how it shaped ideas of blackness in popular culture and why it endured so long.