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2023-04-13 01:33:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D58B60EEDD662CC52DA588EF144935F61AACFF8D404C9766A6B3D118A31BDA7E
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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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