Blackface and other tales of Toronto's history

Smallcock

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LT56

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Minstrel shows used to be popular...Not a surprise.

It’s not so long ago that people used to have those little black jockeys holding a lantern out in their suburban lawns. I bet there’s still some around if you were to go look.


https://www.ebay.com/bhp/lawn-jockey
 

LT56

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Uncle Remus​


Have you seen us,
Uncle Remus . . .
We look pretty sharp in these clothes (yes, we do)
Unless we get sprayed with a hose
It ain't bad in the day
If they squirt it your way
'Cept in the winter, when it's froze
An' it's hard if it hits
On yer nose
On yer nose
Just keep yer nose
To the grindstone, they say
Will that redeem us,
Uncle Remus . . .
I can't wait till my Fro is full-grown
I'll just throw 'way my Doo-Rag at home
I'll take a drive to BEVERLY HILLS
Just before dawn
An' knock the little jockeys
Off the rich people's lawn
An' before they get up
I'll be gone, I'll be gone
Before they get up
I'll be knocking the jockeys off the lawn

Down in the dew
 
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