What you need to know about Philly's long, shameful history of blackface

There's a lot of Philadelphia history to be proud of - and then there are some stories we tend to push under the rug. Christian DuComb's new book is about those kinds of stories.

Mummers, including dudes in blackface, sit around the pole of a street sign during the parade in 1946.Read moreGeorge D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection, Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

by Samantha Melamed

Published Aug. 9, 2017, 5:03 a.m. ET