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Call Number: RH MS 1582

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“Mother Goose Melodies: New Edition” by Paul E. Havens [coloring book using racist language and imagery], 1869

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents A hand-painted color tracing book presumably written and drawn by Paul E. Havens, with his name on the cover. The writing bemoans the Kansas Immigration Society and Farmer Havens' inability to profit from his farm. Havens uses a racial slur to refer to African American workers on the farm, in addition to depicting an African American body labeled "Armstrong" used as fishing bait. The book has tracing paper over each page so that a child can trace the drawings and words, a few of...
Dates: 1869