Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit (May 30, 1902 - November 19, 1985) (real name Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry) was an African-American comic character actor whose name has become synonymous with degrading racial stereotypes in Hollywood movies of the first half of the 20th century. His stage name is a contraction of "step and fetch it", implying his servile persona.

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