Negro Caricature

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Caricature of Negro Playing Banjo

You are viewing a caricature of a Negro Playing the Banjo. The lithograph was created by the Courier Company in 1875. It demonstrates racial stereotypes of the late 1800's. Even with the end to slavery, black people were often treated unfairly, and often ridiculed.

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