today. but historians point out the shows didn't just mimic, they degraded depicting black people as ignorant, lazy or abusive. and as entertainment evolved, blackface moved from the stage to the big screen. think al joelson sipping ma'amy songs in the late 1920s or eddy cantor and george jessel 1930s. for 30 plus years on radio amos and andy two white actors portrayed black men living in harlem. pep so he dent and campbell soup had no reservation about sponsoring the program for many years. many who admit to wearing blackface say it was a tribute to a black hero or idol. historians argue whether it's out of reverence or ridicule does not matter because both show prejudice. the reverend al sharpton said it this way. watch. >> there will be some that try and act like blackface is some cultural thing that