... Out of this repressive environment, Chris Rutt adopted the Aunt Jemima icon. Blackface shows romanticized the plantation days and espoused stereotypic myths that were unrepresentative of both Blacks and slavery. The plantation scenes would seem so realistic with Black men and women singing and carelessly dancing, carrying on ... strong Black Identity. Malcolm X, one of the most influential martyrs for Black solidarity created a social philosophy of Black Nationalism that would re-educate Blacks in America of the important of controlling their image in society (Malcolm, 39). Black America...

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