'Loo-loo-oo-loo loo or my dusky Loo', 1901. 'The Great Loo Loo Oo Loo Loo Song; A Romance of the Jungle; words by Matthew Ott, music by J. B. Mullen'. Sung by Olla Hood. 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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