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'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. Creator: Unknown.

'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. '...because he say he do; words by George Waugh Arnold, music by Fred Solomon; as sung by Mr. Gus. Bruno Jr. and Miss Mayme Gehrue in the Aerial Magnolia Grove at the New York Theatre...Supplement of the New York Journal & Advertiser'. 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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'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. Creator: Unknown.
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'Rastus surely loves me', 1899. '...because he say he do; words by George Waugh Arnold, music by Fred Solomon; as sung by Mr. Gus. Bruno Jr. and Miss Mayme Gehrue in the Aerial Magnolia Grove at the New York Theatre...Supplement of the New York Journal & Advertiser'. 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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3822 x 4951 px | 54.1 MB
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32.4 x 41.9 cm | 12.7 x 16.5 in (300 dpi)
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1890S 19 CENTURY 19TH CENTURY 19TH 19TH-CENTURY ACTING ACTOR (FEMALE) ACTOR ACTORS AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFRO-AMERICAN AMERICA AMERICAN AMUSEMENT ARNOLD ARTS B & W B / W B&W BLACK & WHITE BLACK AND WHITE BRUNO CAKEWALK CAN-CAN CANCAN CAUCASIAN CENTURY COLOR COLOUR COMEDIAN COMEDIANS COMÉDIENNE COMEDY COMICAL CONCEPT CONTROVERSIAL CONTROVERSY COON SONG COUNTRY DANCE DANCER DANCERS DEROGATORY DESIGN DIVERSION DIVERTISSEMENT ENTERTAINMENT FEMALE FORD FRED SOLOMON FRED FREDERIC SOLOMON FRÉDÉRIC GEHRUE GEORGE WAUGH ARNOLD GEORGE WAUGH GRAPHIC DESIGN GUS BRUNO JR. GUS BRUNO JUNIOR GUS BRUNO GUS GUS. BRUNO JR. GUS. BRUNO GUS. GUY IMPLIED RACISM JOB LANGUAGE LAYOUT LIBRARY LOCATION MALE MAMIE GEHRUE MAMIE MAN MAY GEHRUE MAY MAYME GEHRUE FORD MAYME GEHRUE MAYME MAYPOLE MEN MUSIC MUSIC: SCORE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NINETEENTH CENTURY NYPL OCCUPATION OFFENSIVE PEOPLE PERFORMANCE PERFORMER PERFORMERS PERFORMING PHOTOGRAPH PRINT PRINTED MUSIC PROFESSION PUBLIC LIBRARY RACIAL STEREOTYPE RACISM RACIST ROGERS BROS. MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. ROGERS BROTHERS MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY ROGERS BROTHERS SCORE (MUSIC) SCORE SCORES SHEET MUSIC SINGER SINGERS SINGING SOLOMON SONG THESPIAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES USA VAUDEVILLE VOCALIST WHITE AND BLACK WHITE WOMAN WOMEN XIX CENTURY