'The Voo-doo man', 1900 (Inferred). 'Williams & Walker's Great Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser'. Bert Williams and George Walker were multi-talented African American showmen of the minstrel era, when black performers were forced to conform to the racist stereotypes expected by white audiences. 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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