Inez Hogan (American, 1895-1973)

Nicodemus and the Gang

c. 1939 E. P. Dutton & Co.

23h22425

 

 

E. W. Kemble (American, 1861-1933)

Coon Alphabet

1898 R. H. Russell

23h516

Anonymous

Pickaninnies: Little Redskins

c. 1910 Stewart & Co.

39p1756

 

 

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Rufus Rastus Brown

1901 J. I. Austen & Co.

39p1864

Gift of Dr. Robert L. Egolf

 

 

Joel Chandler Harris                                                                                                                                        click image to see the full book

Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings

1895 Osgood, McIlvaine

23h9585

 

This classic book used the stereotype of the old ‘plantation uncle’ – a former slave who is content with his subordinate status –

as a form of white nostalgia. The book was a mainstay in popular culture from its initial publication to the early 20th century. In 1946, Walt Disney even produced a live animation film, Song of the South, based on the book. The film was last shown in US movie theaters in 1986.

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Ten Little N***ers

c. 1897 McLoughlin Bros.

39p57

 

This counting rhyme enforced stereotypes and violence against Black people, and was widely popular worldwide, with translations in French, German, Danish, and Dutch. This classic text was so popular that Agatha Christie used it as the title for her mystery now called And Then There Were None.