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Description
Postcard featuring a black boy staring at another one who is pinned against a wall by a very large rooster. Caricature. Its front has text "Deed, I dun eat no chicken". Stereotyped black dialect was used in depicting black people at that time. Its back is stamped with "CINCINNATI.O. MAR 11 530PM 1909".
Keywords
African American children; Caricature; Roosters; Racism in cartoons; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; Children, Black; Black people; African Americans; Collectibles; Black children; Racial bias; Black Americana
Subjects
African American children; Caricature; Roosters; Racism in cartoons; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; Children, Black; Black people; African Americans -- Collectibles; Black children; Racial bias; Black Americana
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Date Created
1909
Identifier
DP0015485
Language
English
Extent
2 sides
Type
Image
Side of Image
Back of Image
Location
John C. Hitt Library
Department
Special Collections & University Archives
Type
image
Use and Reproduction
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Recommended Citation
""Deed, I dun eat no chicken"" (1909). African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Images. 2.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/carolmundy-images/2
Keywords
African American children; Caricature; Roosters; Racism in cartoons; Racism in art; Children, Black, in art; African Americans in art; Children, Black; Black people; African Americans; Collectibles; Black children; Racial bias; Black Americana
Comments
Is Part Of: African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010. UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02