Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.

Once called “the most dangerous man in Greensboro,” Johnson survived the Greensboro Massacre to inspire generations.

Panelists included the Honorable Judge Fernando Enrique de Oliveira Biolcati of the Court of Justice of São Paulo, Charlie Holt of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe, and Zamira Djabarova, Senior ...