The Coon

Creative Tension

English - May 17, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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We sit down with Dr. Pellom McDaniels to discuss the history of the “Coon” caricature, from slavery to Stepin Fetchit to JJ from Good Times to modern urban radio. We examine how the Coon continues to shape the way African American men are viewed in the workplace, school and in society.

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Donald Bogle - “Toms, Coon, Mulattos, Mammies and Bucks” - https://www.amazon.com/Toms-Coons-Mulattoes-Mammies-Bucks/dp/082642953X Steamboat Round the Bend (Lincoln Perry - Stepin Fetchit) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027042 Thank You Jeeves (Willie Best - Sleep n/ Eat) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028353 You’re Out of Luck (Mantan Moreland) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034410

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Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast