*(full)History of the caricature at this link, from the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State U.
Golliwog (originally spelled Golliwogg) is the least known of the major anti-black caricatures in the United States. Golliwogs are grotesque creatures,
The Golliwog began life as a story book character created by Florence Kate Upton in 1895.
He was a caricature of American black faced minstrels -- in effect, the caricature of a caricature. She named him Golliwogg.
The Golliwogg was based on a Black minstrel doll that Upton had played with as a small child in New York.