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2023-04-12 17:20:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CB6FA9A1422670F6520B9DB3784B0DB80C176290C1B3D7A9F8337B8C67CB616
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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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