For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; Black & white lithograph of two minstrels performing on stage in blackface. ; First line of text: Oh! I was born in Tenesse [sic]. ; "Lith. of F. Jones & G. W. Newman, 128 Fulton St." ; Verses printed as text on page 4.
African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Songs with piano Racism in language Slavery Plantation life African American women Love--Songs and music Death Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's V-Z T9 20 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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