Blackface, other insensitivities ran rampant in '80s culture
over 5 years in Washington Times
At the time Virginia's future political leaders put on blackface in college for fun, Dan Aykroyd wore it too - in the hit 1983 comedy "Trading Places." Sports announcers of that time often described Boston Celtics player Larry Bird, who is white, as "smart" while describing his black NBA opponents ...
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