Talk:Jim Crow (character)

Latest comment: 2 years ago by 50.193.19.66 in topic literary usage

Origins of Jim Crow character

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A sentence from the introduction paragraph contradicts information from the “Origins” section:

“Rice based the character on a folk trickster named Jim Crow that had long been popular among black slaves.[1]”

vs. Stianyechid (talk) 11:48, 28 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

vs. “The actual origin of the Jim Crow character has been lost to legend.” Stianyechid (talk) 11:49, 28 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

literary usage

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Jim Crow is used on page one of Uncle Tom's Cabin to call out to a 4 year old mixed race child. so quickly became standard usage that everyone knew. (mercurywoodrose) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.193.19.66 (talk) 19:55, 21 January 2022 (UTC)Reply