Since before the Jim Crow era, black men have been depicted negatively in media compared to white men.

Black men have been seen as animals and slaves.

 The "black face" became popular during the civil war.

White men would make their faces black with big lips and scary eyes.

White men would negatively portray black men by using shoe polish and greasepaint, to paint their faces black.

The "black face" would begin and seemingly end in the civil war.

The "black face" would be depicted in movies and performances.

Actresses Shirley Temple (in blackface) and Hannah Washington (right) in the 1935 film 'The Littlest Rebel.'

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Times have not changed, black men are still being portrayed negatively and treated unfairly.