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List of entertainers who performed in blackface

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This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackface makeup, whether in an overtly racist or comic “minstrel” role, as satire or historical depiction of such roles, or in a portrayal of a character using racial makeup as a disguise, for whatever reason.Lew DockstaderBert Williams, shown here in blackface, was the highest-paid African-American entertainer of his day.

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