'Good morning Carrie!', 1901. 'Sung successfully by Jones and Sutton, the Clever Colored Comedy Artists; words by McPerson [sic], music by Smith & Bowman'. 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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