Teddy’s nig
Subject(s): Africa, Indigenous peoples, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Performance of “Teddy’s nig” by Beth Hurt, soprano, and Beverly Everett, piano. The song satirizes Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with native Africans after his 1909-1910 safari and their introduction to western culture. The original sheet music was “dedicated with due apologies to the African jungle folks” by composer Ethelberta Twombly and published in 1910 by Vinton Music Publishing Co. of Boston, Massachusetts.
Recorded at Makoche Recording Studios in Bismarck, North Dakota, with partial funding from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Collection
Creation Date
2013-06-19
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Dickinson State University
Record Type
Audio
Resource Type
Rights
In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Teddy’s nig. [June 19, 2013]. Dickinson State University.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288282. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Everett, Beverly; Hurt, Beth. Teddy’s nig. [19 Jun. 2013]. Audio.
Dickinson State University. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288282.
APA:
Everett, Beverly; Hurt, Beth., [2013, June 19]. Teddy’s nig.
Dickinson State University. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288282.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Dickinson State University. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/dickinson-state-university. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dickinson State University. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/dickinson-state-university.
APA:
Dickinson State University. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/dickinson-state-university.