'Why don't my baby write and tell me why?', 1900. 'Song and Chorus; Words & Music by Bob Cole; Introduced & Sung with Immense Success by Miss May Irwin'. 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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