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February 5, 2019

AP Explains: Racist history of blackface began in the 1830s

WASHINGTON (AP) — A racist photo from a 1984 yearbook threatens to end Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's political career. The photo shows two people: one in blackface and one wearing

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