<I>When a Coon Sits in the Presidential Chair</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1898
name: label: Written by
content: George R. Wilson
label: Published by
content: Charles K. Harris, American, 1867 - 1930
notes: label: Description
content: Sheet music for the song "When a Coon Sits in the Presidential Chair" written by George R. Wilson and published by Charles K. Harris. The front page features text with the title, author, and publisher information printed in dark blue ink. A black-and-white photograph is printed at the left center depicting Wilson, his wife, and their son, who are referenced as "Geo. R. Wilson and His Famous Family" on the cover and identified below the photograph. The interior first page has advertisements for other songs published by Harris printed in blue ink. The remaining four (4) pages, printed in black ink on front and back on two sheets of paper, contain the music and lyrics for the song, including the back page. The name "Florence Mae Ramey" is handwritten in black ink across the front top edge of the cover.
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Language
label: Topic
content: Minstrel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Classification
content: Written Music
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.166.32.1
objectType: label: Type
content: sheet music
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)