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2023-04-12 22:32:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 86A165B6042ECC63C2CCCB31815C321787FEB532E894E4F30B88B4726B8C4C5D
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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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