'Hannah! (I want my Hannah)', 1899. 'A Blackville Craving; Words & Music by E. H. Pendleton; Band, Orchestra, Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar'. 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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