Akieboy t1_j1no32w wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:23 PM Reply to comment by rhapsodygreen in My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackface by rhapsodygreen The black Madonna in Europe dates back to at least the 12th century. They are most commonly found in the Spanish style. True African madonnas have been unfortunately mostly ignored outside of Africa. Permalink Parent 30
Akieboy t1_j1nlbm4 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:00 PM Reply to My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackface by rhapsodygreen If they Google "black Madonna" there are a lot of them for sale online. Permalink 121
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Reply to comment by rhapsodygreen in My African parents couldn't find a dark-skinned virgin Mary, so they they put Mary in blackface by rhapsodygreen
The black Madonna in Europe dates back to at least the 12th century. They are most commonly found in the Spanish style. True African madonnas have been unfortunately mostly ignored outside of Africa.