THE ROLE CALL
A familiar part
Enslaved Person
People portrayed or explicitly identified as enslaved in comedy sketches, including named fictional figures. This describes the depicted condition rather than asserting a real performer’s biography.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the part
Credited as Aunt Jemima.
Same part. Different laughs.
A whole cast of characters.
The people in the part
Who played the part?
About the part
More to the story.
Another part. Another laugh.
Meet the other parts.
One familiar part.
A whole cast to discover.