“Everyone, get blackened up. It’s almost time to head into town.” Emmett marched on through the camp like a commander. “Help me understand,” I said to Norman. “I’m to look authentically black, but I need the makeup.” “Not exactly. You’re black, but they won’t let you into the auditorium if they know that, so you have to be white under the makeup so that you can look black to the audience.”
