The Authentic History Center:

African American Stereotypes:
Engraving, Prints, & Cartoons

This section of the Authentic History Center's "Teaching Diversity With Multimedia" collection focuses on stereotypes of people of African descent from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 through the end of the 19th Century, as depicted in engravings, prints, and cartoons. Many of the engravings romanticized the Old South way of life by showing happy, contented slaves. These images would become prevalent in the early days of filmmaking as well. Other images in this section show the derogatory way that Blacks were caricatured as coons and pickaninnies in early newspaper cartoons and comic strips.

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