There are plenty of subjects that can be made about Jim Crow Laws, all kinds of facts and ideas will be featured below.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The use of African American discrimination decrypted in many forms of art, but one that was popular was cartoons aired on television. These cartoons played a big part in influencing our youth while Jim Crow Laws were enacted as well as after its abolishment.
The following episode of Bugs Bunny features a black stereotype. Both the appearance and the actions of the character resemble the stereo type of the time. *distinct shape of the head (to look like a monkey's), oversized light colored lips, lazy unintelligent mumbling bum.
Here is a short scene from an earlier episode of Bugs Bunny interpreting another African American stereo type. (This one is of slave orientation, while he wears brown fur instead of his default grey)
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