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*(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.

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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.
 
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