With the development of a new world, chattel slavery of the African was based not merely on economic necessity but the paradoxically racist structure of the United States. ... She was also frequently portrayed as loud, crass and unrefined again a testament to her lack of sexuality (Ethnic Notions). ... Closely related to the Mammy was the character of the Sambo. ... He paved the way for the Jim Crow character first introduced by T.D. ... The Coon was a comical character that seemed to be able to do no right. ...

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