Fact #112262
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Herb Jeffries appears on the cover of Jet Magazine in the USA, as part of a feature about "Negro Singers Who Refuse To Pass." This was a period when many light-skinned black performers attempted "to pass" as all-white in an effort to broaden their commercial appeal. In marked contrast, Jeffries used make-up to darken his skin in order to pursue a career in jazz and to be seen as employable by the leading all-black musical ensembles of the day.