James Unsworth (2 July 1835 – 21 February 1875) was an English blackface comedian, banjo player and songwriter, who performed in Britain, Canada and the United States.

[3] According to the minstrel show producer and historian Edward Le Roy Rice: "[He] was one of those rare performers who were concededly away ahead of the times in which they flourished.

The word 'great' may be truly applied to him, for while he excelled in all he undertook, he was famous for his stump speeches, for his banjo solos, and for his singing of Irish songs...".

Escaping the Civil War, they performed in Britain and Europe between 1861 and 1868, with Unsworth leading his own troupe of minstrels well as joining several other companies.

Unsworth became best known as "The Stump Orator", lecturing his audiences in comic fashion, often incorporating topical allusions, banging the table and the ground with an umbrella, and ending with "Am I right, or any other man?