<p>The VA Governor's yearbook photos have caused a lot of people to say dumb things, such as the NAACP head declaring "Blackface is always racist."  But I have the world's best counterexample:  Blackface was once used, for example, to expose racism in the Jim Crow South.  Who supported such efforts back then?  None other than the NAACP.</p>

The VA Governor's yearbook photos have caused a lot of people to say dumb things, such as the NAACP head declaring "Blackface is always racist." But I have the world's best counterexample: Blackface was once used, for example, to expose racism in the Jim Crow South. Who supported such efforts back then? None other than the NAACP.

<p>The VA Governor's yearbook photos have caused a lot of people to say dumb things, such as the NAACP head declaring "Blackface is always racist."&nbsp; But I have the world's best counterexample:&nbsp; Blackface was once used, for example, to expose racism in the Jim Crow South.&nbsp; Who supported such efforts back then?&nbsp; None other than the NAACP.</p>

The NAACP Wants to Abolish the Past

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