'I'se sorry dat I left ma happy home', 1900. 'Written & composed by Irving Jones; sung by Sylvia Starr in Mamzelle 'Awkins at Oscar Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, '. 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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