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Jim Crow
- Creator:
- Anonymous, Musical Americana
- Location:
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Origin Date:
- 1956
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0279
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a facsimile of the sheet music for the song, “Jim Crow.” The cover features a caricature illustration of an African American male wearing a hat and tattered clothing and doing a dance. The title and publishing information is printed near the bottom of the cover. [2] p. This is a facsimile of the 1832 original publication. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.