Jim: A Little Nigger single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 Jim: A Little Nigger
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Little Jim Crann and his violent step-father are members of a white strolling minstrel troupe who perform in blackface in London. During a visit to Broadbeach in the summer, Jim meets Ella Raymond, a little girl who lives in a large and beautiful house with her kind mother. Ella and Mrs Raymond befriend Jim and teach him to pray, but a terrible tragedy awaits the trio.

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