'My dixie queen', 1901. 'Coontown loyalty; introduced and sung by Anna Laughlin in Geo. W. Lederer's production "The New Yorkers"; words and music by Sidney L. Perrin'. 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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