Advertisement for Mamie Smith's records
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Advertisement for Mamie Smith's records
Description
Here, OKeh Records advertises Mamie Smith's new records, including her most famous song "Crazy Blues." The song "Mem'ries of You Mammy" shows the minstrel show's influence on the early blues genre; mammy was a stereotype that developed during slavery and represented black women as only being fit to perform domestic and childcare duties. This caricature continued well into the Jim Crow era, and was often depicted comedically in movies, advertisements for domestic products, and other representations of Southern homes where black nannies or "mammies" took care of the children.
Date
April 25, 1921
Type
Newspaper advertisement
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Here, OKeh Records advertises Mamie Smith's new records, including her most famous song "Crazy Blues." The song "Mem'ries of You Mammy" shows the minstrel show's influence on the early blues genre; mammy was a stereotype that developed during slavery and represented black women as only being fit to perform domestic and childcare duties. This caricature continued well into the Jim Crow era, and was often depicted comedically in movies, advertisements for domestic products, and other representations of Southern homes where black nannies or "mammies" took care of the children.