| Title |
The Musical Negro. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The valentine shows a racist image of an African American man playing a banjo. The valentine praises his music, but mocks
his appearance and racial background.
|
| Notes |
Text: Your notes of instrument and voice / Are the sweetest I've e'er heard, / And with your shape would make me judge / In
truth, you were a black-bird.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
African Americans -- Music -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.312.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 7.11 |
