'Just 'cause I lub yo'', 1900. 'Words by Kate Thyson Marr, music by Charles F. Gall; as sung by Cyril Scott in George W. Lederer's international production "The Casino Girl" a the Casino New York and the Shaftesbury Theatre London'. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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