NOTICE: This photograph is racially offensive by today’s standards and an example of a long legacy of cultural practices meant to ridicule, dehumanize and disempower African American people. These photos participate in the racism that was normalized and accepted by the dominant culture, but that has always been critiqued by Black Americans. We include this photo in the archive to ensure that past cultural practices are remembered, interpreted, and dismantled.
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The Dixie Darkies, 1964. Additional resources can be found at https://coonrapidsiowa.com/historicalphotos
NOTICE: This photograph is racially offensive by today’s standards and an example of a long legacy of cultural practices meant to ridicule, dehumanize and disempower African American people. These photos participate in the racism that was normalized and accepted by the dominant culture, but that has always been critiqued by Black Americans. We include this photo in the archive to ensure that past cultural practices are remembered, interpreted, and dismantled.