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Rastus

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This chapter examines Rastus, an Uncle Tom-like figure who was featured in several early silent films. The character later appeared in advertisements for Cream of Wheat.

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Cheryl Thompson

Cheryl Thompson is an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University in Performance at The Creative School (formerly Creative Industries). She is author of Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture . She previously held a Banting postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. Her work has appeared in The Conversation, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, Spacing, Herizons Magazine, Halifax Coast, and Rabble.ca . She was born and raised in Toronto, where she currently resides. She has also lived in the United States.