Published: November 01, 2018
Racism row erupts over photo of blacked-up child in shop window in East Sussex town
One of Britain’s biggest bonfire festivals has been plunged into a fresh racism row after a child was blacked up for a costume contest before a parade through Lewes.
The boy, believed to be aged five or six, was taking part in a pre-bonfire night event with his mother, who is a member of the Lewes borough bonfire society. For decades, the society has paraded through the East Sussex town in Zulu-style costumes and has been widely criticised for allowing blackface.
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