An amalgamation waltz / EWC [signed on stone].

Description:

Cartoon satirizing the social effects of interracial mixing. Depicts a ballroom scene in which all the men are caricatured African American men and all the women are white.; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1839, by John Childs, in the Clerk's office in the District Court for the southern district of New York."

Date Issued: [1839]

Institution: University of Michigan Library

Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank

Rights:

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Subject Topics:

African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.,

African Americans--Social conditions.,

Caricatures and cartoons--United States.,

Race relations.,

Ballroom dancing--1830-1840.,

Clothing and dress--1830-1840.,

Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1840.,

Prints shelf.,

Childs, J.--(John),--publisher.,

United States--New York (State)--New York.

Language: UND

URL: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-WCL1IC-X-261%5DWCL000334

Type: still image