<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1832 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Thomas D. Rice </Td> </Tr> <P> "Jump Jim Crow" or "Jim Crow" (sometimes "John Crow") is a song and dance from 1828 that was done in blackface by white minstrel performer Thomas Dartmouth (T.D.) "Daddy" Rice . The song was supposedly inspired by the song and dance of the character Jim Crow, a physically disabled African slave (sometimes called Jim Cuff), who is variously claimed to have resided in St. Louis, Cincinnati, or Pittsburgh . The song became a great 19th century hit and Rice performed all over the country as "Daddy Jim Crow". </P> <P> "Jump Jim Crow" was a key initial step in a tradition of popular music in the United States that was based on the "imitation" of black people . The first song sheet edition appeared in the early 1830s, published by E. Riley . A couple of decades would see the mockery genre explode in popularity with the rise of the minstrel show . </P>

Who performed the character of limping jim crow and popularized the dance called jump jim crow