Jim Crow (typeface)

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Jim Crow
Typeface Jim Crow
Category Display
Designer(s) unknown
Foundry Dickinson Type Foundry
Sample
Jim Crow sample text

Jim Crow is an American typeface that was created around 1890 for the Dickinson Type Foundry of Boston. It was often used to indicate political motifs. No major foundry has issued a digital version, and it is seldom used today.

See also: Samples of display typefaces