May 29 – Jun 4, 2002

May 29 - Jun 4, 2002 / Vol. 31 / No. 36

Jump Jim Crow (Part 1 of 2)

Read part 2 from this 2 part series here Around 1830 in Cincinnati, Dan Rice, a white minstrel who performed in blackface, came upon a small, ragged Black child singing “Jump Jim Crow.” He added the song to his repertoire, and it became a popular part of his performance. Six decades later, the term “Jim…


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