Uncle Tom's Cabin - Cakewalk - 1903 Edison Version

From Uncle Tom's Cabin Reconsidered - http://www.uncletomscabindvd.com

By 1903, the "simple, happy darkie" was becoming a well-established cultural and racial stereotype that was embedded in, and projected by, the many devolved stage versions of the play and the more vaudevillian traveling "Tom Shows." Not only did they dance while waiting to be auctioned off as slaves, they also danced while waiting for the riverboat to come in and, in this scene, entitled "Tom and Eva in the Garden," the producers insert an entirely gratuitous cakewalk-type dance sequence for over a minute before the story action of the play picks up again.

The complete 1903 Edison film version of Uncle Tom's Cabin is included on the DVD in the Uncle Tom's Cabin Reconsidered program - http://www.uncletomscabindvd.com

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• Uncle Tom
• Slavery
• Racism
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Simon Legree
• Slavery in America
• American Drama
• American Literature
• Slave Auction
• Thomas A. Edison
• 1903
• Film
• Film History
• Edison Film
• Cakewalk
• Happy Darkie
• Happy Darky
• stereotype
• Black Stereotypes

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