A former blackface performer runs for Maryland House of Delegates seat

A Baltimore County man who for years performed in blackface as the 1920s entertainer Al Jolson is running for the Maryland House of Delegates.

He’s listed on the ballot as Bobby Al Jolson Berger.

Berger said he stopped performing as Jolson in blackface in 2016. He said people got angry at him, but claimed they misunderstood that what he was doing wasn’t racist…

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