African American Songs, 1847-1945, are referred to on the song sheet covers as "Darky Songs," "Ethiopian Melody," or "Plantation Melody."
name: label: Series Creator
content: DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II
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content: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II / 4.11: Stephen Collins Foster
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content: Box 35, Folder N-W
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Most of these songs were written for minstrel shows and are in dialect.