Jump Jim Crow - Blackface Song and Dance -- Extended Version

#blackface #racism #MinstrelShow This clip is from a Vitaphone musical featurette called “Minstrel Days“ (1941) and portrays the Jump Jim Crow act originated by 20-year-old Thomas Dartmouth “Daddy“ Rice (1808-60) in 1828. (“Wheel about and turn about and do just so, every time I wheel about I Jump Jim Crow“) The guy portraying “Daddy“ Rice here is Billy Wayne (1897–1970). He made a career out of playing bit and uncredited parts and worked steadily from 1931-1959. Willie Best 1913-1962, also known by the stage name “Sleep and Eat“ appears as the stable hand that inspired Rice’s portrayal. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at