Coon Song
Coon songs were a genre of music popular in the United States and around the English-speaking world from 1880 to 1920, that presented a racist and stereotyped image of blacks.
Read more about Coon Song: Rise and Fall From Popularity, Composers, Characteristics, Use in Theater, Effects On African-American Music, Coon Songs in Britain, Explaining Coon Songs' Popularity
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