Who was the white actor that played a black college student in a popular 80's movie? From (I love the 80's)


Question:
From VH1's I love the 80's, they talked about a movie in which a white kid posed as a black kid in order to get a college scholarship. People on the show referred to the movie as "BlackFace" but I can't find anything on it. Does anyone know the name of the movie or the actor who starred?

Answer:
C. Thomas Howell in Soul Man.
C. Thomas Howell - "Soul man"
C. Thomas Howell in "Soul Man" - was also in "The Outsiders" and the original "The Hitcher" - excellent horror movie, by the way! And he was nominated (or won) a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in "Ordinary People"
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