“They had no concern for the people whose feelings that they were hurting.”Some white students said that nothing seemed out of the ordinary when their white classmates wore blackface. Dr. Elwood worked on the yearbook that year, laying out pages, he said. For their personal pages, students would submit their own photos to the staff, he said. Mr. Elwood said he did not recall laying out Mr. Northam’s page. “It was done as part of a dress up, being somebody you’re not,” Dr. Elwood, 68, said.

Source: New York Times February 05, 2019 23:55 UTC