July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
Booklet, “Christy’s Panorama Songster, Containing the Songs as sung by The Christy, Campbell, Pierce's Minstrels and Sable Brothers.” New York, c1852, 136 pp., 4” x 6,” A collection of lyrics of Minstrel songs from the mid 1800's, filled with racist lines, racist dialect and occasional race images. For example, page 84, the song titled “DE NEW YORK NIGGER” with lyrics “When de Nigger's done at night washing up de china, Den he sally out to go and see Miss Dinah, Wid his Sunday go-to-meetings segar in his mouth, He care for no white folk, neder should he ought.” or, page 133, “Black Sam,” with lyrics “When I go to de city, whar de niggar's jump, Den I take de banjo an I gib a thump, And de niggas gin to hop, wid a haw ! haw :haw ! Case I am de gemman wot lays down de law ; And de gals of colour comes to the ball, Phillis, Dinan, Susannah, and all”. Very good condition.
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