Run, Nigger, Run

Songs

"Run, Nigger, Run" is a folk song first documented in 1851 and catalogued as Roud 3660. Known in numerous versions, it concerns an unnamed Black man attempting to flee a slave patrol and avoid capture in the slave-owning southern United States. Commercial recordings began in the 1920s, and the song was included in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave.

First documented: 1851
Subject: An unnamed Black man fleeing a slave patrol
Film inclusion: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Sources and credits

Article: Run, Nigger, Run (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q17154592
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Illustration: By Charles T. White. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
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