'Good morning Carrie!', 1901. 'Introduced and Featured by the two Real Coons, Williams & Walker; the stars know this is a good song; words by McPerson, 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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