Jim Crow stereotype, 1884-1890, 1907-1909, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: F6
Scope and Contents
Portrayals of poorly-dressed Black men in a rural setting, in keeping with the minstrel character whose comedy was used to enforce ideas of Black men as ignorant and idle through caricatured speech and a preference for leisure over labor. The “Jim Crow” character was a rural counterpart to the “Zip Coon” character.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1890, 1907-1909, undated
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository