Creator |
Sammis & Latham. |
Contributor |
Sammis & Latham, publisher. |
Title |
"De breddren and sisters will now relate dere experience." [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[New York] : Sammis & Latham |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1882 |
Date |
1882 |
Physical Description |
5 prints : chromolithographs ; sheet 11 x 8 cm (4.5 x 3 in.) |
Description |
Set of five collecting cards depicting African Americans, portrayed in racist caricature with grotesque facial features and
speaking in the vernacular, satirizing African American church life. Includes (1) "De Breddren and Sisters Will Now Relate
Dere Experience" showing a white-haired African American minister at his pulpit before a small congregation of mostly African
American women, attired in kerchiefs, and seated in pews; (2) Sister Hannibal. - "Oh Breddren and Sisters, Ise an Awful Sinner"
showing Sister Hannibal standing up and confessing among the other congregants; (3) Sister Snowball. - "Yes, Breddren and
Sisters, Dats So, I Kin Testify Dat Sister Hannibal is an Awful Sinner. I knows It" showing Sister Snowball standing, her
hands clasped across her stomach, while Sister Hannibal, sits and frowns, and the minister rests his hand on his head; (4)
"Sister Snowball, You Am a Liar" showing the "sisters" fighting among the other parishioners, who are in various states of
commotion; (5) "De Congregation Am Dismissed" showing white men police officers escorting the congregation out of the church,
including an unconscious Sister Hannibal in a handcart. Images also show the church interior and exterior, including windows,
steps, and a tree.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date of publication inferred from date of copyright |
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Series no. printed in upper left corner. |
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Purchased with funds from the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation. |
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RVCDC |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Biographical / historical note |
Sammis & Latham was a New York publishing firm active in 1882 that issued comic card sets and juvenile novelty items. |
Subject |
African American clergy -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Religious life. |
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Churches. |
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Clergy. |
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Fighting. |
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Older persons. |
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Police. |
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Preaching. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1870-1880. |
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Collecting cards -- 1870-1880. |
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Satires (Visual works) -- 1870-1880. |
Printer |
Sammis & Latham, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Genre [P.2012.24.1-5] |
Accession number |
P.2012.24.1 |
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P.2012.24.2 |
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P.2012.24.3 |
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P.2012.24.4 |
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P.2012.24.5 |