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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
household items. African American caricatures were
commonly distributed through the manufacturing and
sale of everyday household items, especially in items
made for the kitchen. Most common were the mammy and
tom caricatures, whose simple, desexualized appearance
suggested trustworthiness in areas of domestic &
servant labor. Other items reflected the mainstream
acceptance of the derogatory coon caricature. Racist
cookie jars, salt & pepper shakers, and many other
household items can still be found in many older American
households today.
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