Corks & Curls (from "Burnt Corks & Cakewalks")

When the news of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s yearbook page broke early February, people began diving into old college yearbooks to uncover what kind of racist imagery may be lurking inside. Historian Kirt von Daacke was one step ahead of them. For months, he’s led research into the University of Virginia’s yearbook “Corks & Curls” to locate and contextualize examples of blackface and other white supremacist imagery. Brian talks with von Daacke about what his team has found so far, and what their findings reveal about the presence of racist rhetoric throughout UVA’s history.