20 Years Before Virginia Blackface Scandal, Mel Carnahan Navigated Similar Revelation In Missouri
In light of the controversy involving Virginia’s top leaders who recently admitted to appearing in blackface decades ago, longtime political reporter Jo Mannies joins host Don Marsh to reflect on her coverage of a similar case in Missouri...
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
February 8, 201912m 2s
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<p>In light of the controversy involving Virginia’s top leaders who recently admitted to appearing in blackface decades ago, longtime political reporter Jo Mannies joins host Don Marsh to reflect on her coverage of a similar case in Missouri in 1999, when a photo of then-Gov. Mel Carnahan in blackface – taken in 1960 – surfaced during Carnahan’s campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate.</p>