'Take me back, babe', 1898. 'Symphony de Coon; Chorus arranged in rag time; written and composed by T. Barrett McMahon; Sung with Great Success by Sadie Fox'. 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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