Associations to the word «Blackface»

Wiktionary

BLACKFACE, noun. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person blackens their face in order to portray a negro.

Dictionary definition

BLACKFACE, noun. The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.