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The new documentary 'A King Like Me' reveals that members of the Black group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club decided to wear face makeup that resembled blackface in its early years because Black men ...

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...

The makeup carries grave significance for the group as Brian Sims, a former Zulu king, explains: "Back in the 1900s, the rules are, you have to mask. Every organization wears a mask during Mardi Gras.

In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface ...

In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface makeup ...

Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...