Practical amalgamation (musical soirée) / EWC [signed on stone].

Description:

Cartoon satirizing the social effects of interracial mixing. In a parlor, a chorus of five caricatured African American men sing behind an African American female soloist. She wears a very low-cut dress and tall headdress with plumes. A thin, slumping white man plays the piano. The racially mixed audience members listen to the music or talk amongst themselves.; "Entd. accordg. to Act of Congress in 1839, by John Childs, in the Clerk's Office, in the District Court, for the southern district court of N. 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.,

Singers--Caricatures and cartoons.,

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-262%5DWCL000335

Type: still image