Lawn Jockey Antique History. As antique yard ornamentation goes, not many pieces have the colorful but controversial history of the lawn jockey. Both revered for their background and reviled for their racial undertones, antique lawn jockeys have a convoluted past with roots in both heroism and slavery.
Table of contents Lawn Jockey Antique History
Origins of the Lawn Jockey 00:37
Practical Uses of Lawn Jockeys 01:27
Lawn Jockeys and the Underground Railroad 01:57
Lawn Jockeys in the 1900s 02:28
-----------------
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NcqWxpErbEA/mqdefault.jpg)