'Swing 'round and let her flicker', 1899. 'The First and Only Original Song Published in "Scrap Iron Time"; words and music by Carl P. Dietz; Sung with Great Success by T. Addison Wade, Character Song Impersonator'. 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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