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Jon Solomon, Allen SmithCLCV 224, Fall 2020Lecture Prep #41) Blackface has been around for a while. To begin with the producers and writers of theshow at the time were looking for a character who would embody the emotional andphysical features of the role, as they were the characteristics for utmost success. It wasalso understood to be a propaganda for occupying some of the African territories.When Pagano was selected for the role, he trained himself for the character to get intoshape mentally and physically. Pastrone then sent a letter stating that the character beof mixed race and have dark skin, which resulted in the formation of
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