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2023-04-12 19:11:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D6B08D8389946AEF5FFB1627E881AD7ACA2D0BB44B0FC1858F44D79FAC921C6
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Both the history and etymology claimed in this tweet are unsubstantiated. According to the Jim Crow Museum, the Golliwog is based on a doll described in a book by American writer Florence Upton. This doll, a caricature, is described as "a horrid sight, the blackest gnome." https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/golliwog/homepage.htm
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