'Whistling Rufus, or, The one man band', 1899. 'Kerry Mills' Two Step Characteristic March which can by used effectively as a Two-Step, Polka or Cake-Walk'. 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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